Renovation Cost Comparison: DIY vs PROFESSIONAL | Design Time
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- Hey Everybody,
Guess what time it is? It's time to compare the cost of doing your own renovations versus hiring a professional.
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DIY family here. My dad taught all of the industrial arts and built two houses and my husband learned from his father and mine. Our house was totally redone down to the electrical outlets, moldings and register covers. If possible always DIY. Thanks, Lou and have a glorious weekend! xoxo
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@@DesignTime LOVED it! Thank you.
DIY all the way!
you forgot the most important thing : time. If these updates would take you a month or two, wouldn't it make more sense to hire a professional to do them ? also, professionals have better tools that could help them complete the work faster.
I have all the time and tools in the world!
The time argument only works when you use the time saved by hiring a professional to put in more paid hours at your job, and the extra money you make exceeds what you have to pay the professional. Otherwise, you are just placing an extremely inflated value on your own leisure time.
@@DesignTime - Think it through. Whatever you pay someone else to do your work for you, that (after tax) money has to come from the money you earn from your job, investments, sales, etc. Your own video just detailed it costing $30k-plus to hire professionals to do the work. If you make $45k-%50k per month, then it might make sense to hire professionals to save that month of work.
I see it differently. I have a full-time job during the day time, and like to spend time with my family when off-duty. Allocating 1 day per week on projects is about as much as I could have. That, it's not enough for any serious renovation. Let's go through a common renovation : a kitchen. It would take me at least 7 days to complete that. Would I want to keep my kitchen in a non-functional state for 7 weeks, while renovating it only 1 day per week ? probably not.
On the flip side, any minor renovation that would take few hours are non-issue,
I love everything this video talks about. I am confused though, when you say, do it yourself for every aspect, do you mean YOU personally would relandscape the whole yard, and you personally would rip up the carpets, install new carpets and install flooring? Could you please explain what you mean by DYI as opposed to trademen doing carpet, plumbing, electrical work. etc... You can't possibly be able to personally do all these different types of jobs yourself, can you?
I am able to do most renovations on my own but would hire a professional for jobs that are beyond my scope. For instance, if I wanted to do more than just install a chandelier or change out a faucet, I would hire a professional, especially if things became more complicated or there were actual electrical or plumbing problems. Basically, you are your own general contractor when it comes to choosing what jobs you do yourself and what you don't.
@@DesignTime kudos to you BIG TIME for the home reno skills you have :) I admire you so much!!
@@bg-ij9uc Thank you!!!
If you can DYI ,why spend the extra money!! of course some things need to be professionally done.....