Ever since Trading Spaces reached popularity of epic proportions, and spawned the birth of several do-it-yourself, home decorating shows, people have gotten the DIY bug. Now with the internet, there are so many more great resources right at your finger tips for information and how-to's for all your home improvement projects. After all, knowledge is power!
Several years ago, my in-laws had a small flood in their house while they were away on vacation. Because their existing hardwood floor could not be matched, they had to have the whole thing ripped out. I suggested that perhaps it could be salvaged, and installed in our house! The in-laws checked it out with their insurance company, and they had no problem with it, if they removed it themselves. They painstakingly removed every board! At least they got paid for their labor! They hauled it all out to our house, and the project was on! Hubby had done a lot of research, and even purchased a book, but had he had more information as to how to install wood and parquet floors, the project would have gone much smoother! The end results were very good, largely thanks to my father-in-law's expertise. Had hubby been just on his own, with his inexperience the results would have likely been less than satisfactory!
Now, there's no excuse to have a similar problem! With a wonderful resource such as DoItYourself.com and their available DVD's, you should be able to find all the help you need! It is a free community with thousands of articles, and over 100 help forums. Before you mess up an expensive job, do your research!
Posted by Bev on September 23, 2007 11:07 AM | Permalink
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