Restoration and Repair
"Chop your own wood, and it will warm you twice."
Henry Ford
"God sells us all things at the price of labor."
Leonardo da Vinci
"Work isn't to make money; you work to justify life."
Marc Chagall
"When I work I relax; doing nothing or entertaining visitors makes me tired."
Pablo Picasso
“The truth of the matter is that there's nothing you can't accomplish if: You clearly decide what it is that you're absolutely committed to achieving, you're willing to take massive action, you notice what's working or not, and you continue to change your approach until you achieve what you want..."
Anthony Robbins
"Maybe a person's time would be as well spent raising food as raising money to buy food."
Frank A. Clark
“A project is complete when it starts working for you, rather than you working for it.”
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Home Maintenance
House Checkup Checklist
Clean Your Deck!
Three Inexpensive Kitchen Renovations
Preparing a wall for painting
Building a Swing Arbor
'This Old House' Hints and Tips
Installing Tile
How to Install a New Washing Machine
So You Want to Paint Your Apartment?
How to Apply Wallpaper
15 Tools Every Homeowner Should Own
13 Tools Every Woman Should Own
10 ways to winterize your home
Installing a Kitchen Countertop and Sink
Hard Water and Mold, Bathroom Cleaning
Humidifier
Troubleshooting & Repair
Preventing Rats and Mice from Entering Your House
Inspect the Exteriior of Your House
Mold
Lay Your Own Hardwood Floor
We do it ourselves, or we pay some guy vast amounts of money to do it for us.
The Single Womans Guide to Home Maintenance!
Do it yourself Pros and Cons:
Pro:
You can start any time.
The work exercises your body and brain cells.
You'll gain a sense of pride and accompishment.
You will always know how to fix it
It will be MUCH cheaper.
Cons:
The work exercises the body and brain cells.