Busy, Busy, Busy!
Whew! I am tired! My husband and I have been working non-stop on our house. We’ve spent countless hours in Home Depot, Lowe’s, and at the mulch store. This week we have:
- repaired the flower bed (previous owner’s mess up)
- put down weed guard material
- planted new shrubs
- took down the old light post
- put down new mulch
- filled in holes in the yard
- seeded the whole yard
- took out toilet and sink from bathroom
- tore out vinyl bathroom flooring
- painted bathroom trim and walls
- fixed some drywall mess ups in the kitchen and bathroom
- hung up fixtures in bathroom
- finished putting up moldings in the kitchen
- touched up paint in the kitchen
- repaired loose carpet squares in playroom
The good news is that we did all this stuff ourselves. While we may have spent a few hundred dollars on materials, we were able to save a few thousand dollars by not paying someone else to do these repairs.
What kind of projects are you working on?
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3 opinions for Busy, Busy, Busy!
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Apr 18, 2008 at 9:54 am
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Gayla
Apr 19, 2008 at 7:13 am
We do lots of projects ourselves. We have four dogs - and wanted to fence in our backyard. For fencing in half the back yard, the estimate from a pro was $2700. For doing it ourselves and the whole backyard, we spent $503 total - tax included.
Took two days to install, but it was well worth the savings. :)
Karen
Apr 20, 2008 at 8:19 pm
Oh yes, it is well worth the savings! We’re thinking about putting new shingles on our house. We can pay someone else to do it for about $3500 or we can do it for about $1100. Labor is very expensive.
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