Remodeling projects.

[lincpimp]

Home projects are fun, and you look to have done a great job Jerry.

I am currently in the middle of adding a 5th bedroom to my mother-in-law's house. We "found" a large attic area above her bedroom, and managed a 11'x13' room out of the space. I put in the floor in 2 nights and my cousin is doing the wiring. I have to reframe 2 closets and put in 3 doors. Lots of fun.

[JERRY2KONE]

Originally Posted by lincpimp

Home projects are fun, and you look to have done a great job Jerry.

I am currently in the middle of adding a 5th bedroom to my mother-in-law's house. We "found" a large attic area above her bedroom, and managed a 11'x13' room out of the space. I put in the floor in 2 nights and my cousin is doing the wiring. I have to reframe 2 closets and put in 3 doors. Lots of fun.

Thanks Reno just shoot me a PM and ask away. I enjoy helping others with stuff like this.

Thanks for the compliment James. So where are the pictures? We want to read your experiences and see the photos of what you started with and how it turns out.

Its great to see so many others not afraid to give the DIY a shot on projects like this one. As long as no one gets hurt and your efforts don't end up costing you more to fix your mess its all good.

[_paralyzed_]

I was a framing carpenter by trade (now a professional smartass) and growing up my dad was a general contractor. I also lived on farm growing up, anything mechanical or carpentry related was fixed on the spot by me and pops. He often said, "why pay someone else to do it and pay for their vacation to Hawaii, we'll fix it ourselves AND go to Hawaii".

Anyhoo- That's some awesome work Jerry! Not only the work itself, but the dedication and self discipline to get it done in the alloted time. I am very impressed Jerry. There are lots of men half your age (40) that couldn't do what you did.

Thank you for re-posting this here, I enjoyed seeing your work

[JERRY2KONE]

Thanks a lot Harold. My father use to tell me pretty much the same thing as I was growing up. He said he wished he had more talent & skills so that he could fix more stuff on his own, and that made me want to learn and know more. It only made sense to me that the more you know how to do on your own, the less you end up spending to pay someone else to do it for you. On average you can save 60% TO 80% by DIY compared to spending your hard earned money having someone else do it. The other factor is that when you do it yourself you know it gets done right and it won't have to be re-done a few months later, because some jackass ripped you off and used cheap materials and did the job halfassed as well.

Thanks for the compliments sir. Too many contractors today look for shortcuts to save time and money so they can quickly move on to another sucker, and we end up getting screwed paying for a job that only gets done halfway right. I don't trust any of them, and I would rather keep that money in my pocket.