Undertaking home improvement and so called “DIY” jobs tend to be extremely fulfilling. But apart from the fact that you might also save money on your energy bill compared to hiring contractors, you can also design and decorate your house according to your preferences. There are no shortages of home improvement projects to embark but again these will depend on the room, the DIYer’s experience level and financial capacity.
Where to Start
When embarking on any large scale home improvement project, identify which parts of the house are a problem or which ones would benefit from a project in order to enhance the enjoyment of the area. Create a list of tasks, from simple maintenance and repairs, which can be done for little cost, such as repainting walls, or hanging shelves, to extensive refurbishments like redoing a kitchen or a bathroom. This means thinking about the costs, time, and effort that you will be willing to invest in your business too. The right project that you will be undertaking at your home will be one that is achievable and can be completed within a reasonable period of time.
Popular Home Improvement Projects
Some of the most popular DIY home improvement projects include:
– Interior painting: Painting walls is another simple way of changing the appearance of a room while at the same time using the least amount of money.
– Landscaping: Mowing your lawn, pruning shrubberies and trees, planting flowers, landscaping with pathways or garden beds and setting up lawn irrigation also increases the value of your home.
– Building decks and patios: These facilities increase your entertainable area, or your squares, as it were, outside of the actual house.
– Finishing basements: A basement, hitherto converted to a storage space can be transformed into a living room, bedroom, home theatre or a recreation room, with the necessary renovations done.
– Kitchen and bathroom remodels: Cabinets and countertops may be replaced or updated together with the sink, shower stalls, and fixtures to make the area more contemporary and functional.
– Flooring installation: One can change worn out old carpets or tired looking tiles with new wooden or laminate or vinyl plank floors.
DIY Resources
For many home improvement projects, it doesn’t matter what kind of carpenter or artisan you are or are not. There are abundant resources available to guide you through the DIY process:
– Home improvement stores provide classes and demonstrations on how to use certain tools and will even cut lumber to size. Employees can also offer suggestions to a project.
– The internet is flooded with tons of instructional videos on do-it-yourself home improvement projects ranging from fixing holes on the wall to installing intricate cornice work.
– Television shows based on home designing or home building like This Old House and Ask This Old House also include real life contractors.
– Instructive imagery is also used on DIY websites and blogages such as The Spruce and HGTV which feature step by step instructions illustrated with photos for renovations.
– Books on home improvement for beginners, intermediate and advance give information from the time they plan to the time they need to complete the project.
If you imbibe yourself with the right information and be patient enough, there are no other home improvement or repair projects that cannot be done by yourself. If you are new in this kind of business, just start with the basics, you do not need to make a huge investment. By doing so, you can gradually advance through projects that call for various degrees of skill as your skills increase. Finally, roll up your sleeves and be ready to add more value to your house while enjoying the work of making it the way you would like.
