DIY Home Renovation

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DIY Home Renovation

DIY home renovation can be challenging if you know what you are doing. While there are plenty of home projects you can complete on your own if you have the right tools for the job, some tasks may require you to hire a professional. You might think doing these projects yourself will save you money, but if you don’t have the right tools or expertise, trying to do the work without a professional might end up costing you more. With this in mind, you should hire a professional if you need to paint your home’s exterior, add concrete, repair or replace electrical wiring, or refinish your wood floors.

Painting Your Home’s Exterior

From the high cost of purchasing the paint supplies to the dangers of standing on a ladder for hours at a time, it’s best to save this extensive job for a pro. Plus, many older homes were painted with lead-based paint—making this already challenging job a hazard to your health as well. 

If you choose to hire a professional to paint your home’s exterior, NerdWallet explains that you can expect to pay $4,000 or so. However, actual costs vary depending on the size of your home, the type of paint you choose for the job, and when the home was last painted. 

Adding Concrete

If you’re planning on adding a patio or walkway to your home, there’s significant work involved, and you’ll typically need the expertise and experience of concrete contractors. These professionals have the proper tools and materials and can make precise calculations about how much concrete you need.

Before discussing your needs with concrete contractors, look over customer ratings and feedback online. If you’re concerned about affordability, you can also determine if any contractors are currently offering credits or discounts on concrete projects. 

Refinishing Wood Floors

Not only are hardwood floors a durable and highly sought-after flooring option, but they are relatively low maintenance, easy to clean, and they add instant warmth to a room. Like most things, however, wood flooring has its drawbacks—especially when it comes time to repair any major scratches or stains that have appeared over the years. After years of use, your floors may need:

• Polishing to maintain and preserve the flooring’s existing finish.
• Recoating to remove debris and add a protective layer of finish to the existing flooring. 
• Refinishing to completely sand down the existing layer of finish before adding a new protective layer.

Before making any repairs to your hardwood floors, it’s important to analyze the situation to determine whether you need to polish, recoat or refinish your floors. In most cases, refinishing may be necessary if your floors are full of large scratches, gray or black spots, or damages from water or sun. 

If you do need to refinish your floors, consider hiring a professional to complete the job, as this project is usually messy, time-consuming, and hazardous to those with asthma, allergies, and other chronic breathing problems. Plus, refinishing just 100 square feet of flooring could take an entire weekend to complete, and you’ll need to purchase or rent different power tools, supplies, brushes, and stains. 

When hiring a pro to work on your wood floors, factors such as the size of the flooring, the area where you live, and the skill level of the professional will affect your total repair costs. 

Repairing Electrical Wiring

In most cases, you can safely perform basic electrical repairs around your home if the project is less than 50 volts. For higher-voltage projects, however, it’s best to call an electrician to avoid harming yourself and the structure of your home. 

According to Vivint, you can expect a small, simple rewiring job to run about $1,500, where rewiring a larger home will cost $20,000 to $30,000. In addition to the size of the home, other factors that may affect your total cost including the construction and age of the home.

Knowing when to hire a contractor isn’t always as straightforward as it may seem. It’s best to hire a pro whenever you need to have dangerous or complex jobs done. By doing so, you’ll protect yourself, your home, and your loved ones from harm—and you’ll get the job done correctly.  A DIY home renovation is not an easy task to undertake.

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