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Sometimes It Pays… to Pay Someone Else

September 10, 2014 29 Comments

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I like to think I can DIY. I’ve sanded, painted, installed sinks, plumbed drains, tiled floors, and added a little burlap wreath craft to spruce up my space. But, I know my limits.  I can’t fix everything.  And I really am afraid of saws… 14 stitches in 8th grade shop will do that to ya).  I don’t have the right equipment for every job, either. That means, sometimes I have to call in the pros.
For instance, when we had our roof replaced last March, the previous hail damaged, poorly installed roof was giving us some drippy leaks.  The ceiling in my closet was pretty much a hateful yellow spot, and a few lines in the master bedroom were a tell tale sign of a problem.  With a toddler, a full time job or two and a working husband, time was money so we hired the neighborhood handyman.
When NOT To DIY
Along with lots of other little jobs around the house, he replaced the droopy sheet rock, patched the awful ceiling pattern (that I can’t wait to be rid of) and painted the whole closet and bedroom ceiling.  Now, I was under the impression that the ceiling was white. The impression, I tell you.  When I bought the two cans of white paint, I didn’t think it would look different.  Like, at all.  And I couldn’t have been more wrong.

When NOT to DIY....

For your viewing pleasure, please enjoy this mid-post picture of the official-handyman-observing Doo.  Have paint tarp, will lay and nap.  Fortunately, Handyman Mario was a champ and let Dooley follow him around everywhere.  

English Bulldog gets lazy on the job

Ok, seriously, here’s the new color…. WHITE.  The room looks bigger, brighter, and I am oh-so-happy with the results.  I wish I had a side by side photo to show you of the paint difference, but working in a blue room with two different kinds of light was not helping, and I just couldn’t get a good image…  I was so enthralled with his perfect paint job, not having to move furniture (and the fact that he got the fence power-washed in the same day) that I hired him on the spot for some other jobs we didn’t have the right tools for.
Sometimes it pays... to pay someone else. When NOT to DIY.
Future jobs I might need help with? Digging a giant hole for a new tree and replacing some sheet rock. I know I’ve got all the painting and upholstery work covered by myself.  What kinds of jobs do you hire help for?
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  1. Lindsey Paris says

    September 10, 2014 at 7:39 pm

    We bought an old Farmhouse this year and it has alot of work left to do. I totally understand! Cute dog!

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  2. Lindsey Paris says

    September 10, 2014 at 8:09 pm

    I agree some jobs need to be done by professionals. My hubby tries to do everything by himself – I am hoping we hire someone to put in our new wood floors – he wants to do it himself – I want to hire someone.

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  3. Lindsey Paris says

    September 11, 2014 at 5:01 am

    I am the queen of paying someone else. I hate DIY projects and it’s almost always worth the money to me to have someone else do it.

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  4. Lindsey Paris says

    September 11, 2014 at 10:42 am

    I come from a long line of handy-dandy DIY women. My mom grew up on a farm and my grandpa taught her just about everything. I have watched this woman rip apart a car engine like it was a simple blender in need of unscrewing and I have watched her build a house from ground up. As for me? I don’t mind most projects but I hate to do them. However, I will DIY as much as possible to save money.

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  5. Lindsey Paris says

    September 11, 2014 at 11:38 am

    Sometimes it really does pay, especially when it’s something you don’t know exactly how to do.

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  6. Lindsey Paris says

    September 11, 2014 at 4:31 pm

    I am pretty good at DIY, but there are a few things I will always hire people for. Plumbing is one of those things.

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  7. Lindsey Paris says

    September 11, 2014 at 5:37 pm

    I used to do a lot of DIY. Now I hire it out more often than not.

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  8. Lindsey Paris says

    September 11, 2014 at 5:43 pm

    Perfect example of when to hire out. I’ve been trying to DIY my front steps but I haven’t been able to. My husband learned this the hard way when he tried to install a ceiling fan in a vaulted living room with a pregnant wife as a helper. Serious, no go.

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  9. Lindsey Paris says

    September 11, 2014 at 7:38 pm

    I hate DIY so I can’t blame you for hiring a handyman. However Dooley is awesome! Can I hire Dooley? 🙂

    Tracy @ Ascending Butterfly

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  10. Lindsey Paris says

    September 11, 2014 at 8:20 pm

    There’s definitely times where it’s just better to let the pros do it, that is for sure! Dooley is adorable, by the way!

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  11. Lindsey Paris says

    September 11, 2014 at 8:26 pm

    I agree! There are some things that I won’t even attempt to do and I will hire someone. I know my limits.

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  12. Lindsey Paris says

    September 11, 2014 at 8:44 pm

    So glad it worked out for you! We’re not so handy and prefer to hire out for just about everything.

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  13. Lindsey Paris says

    September 11, 2014 at 9:46 pm

    I hire out for anything that requires more than three major steps. It’s just not worth the headache.

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  14. Lindsey Paris says

    September 11, 2014 at 10:03 pm

    My husband is very very handy. We are 99% DIY here

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  15. Lindsey Paris says

    September 12, 2014 at 3:37 am

    I can’t wait to have my own place to DIY everything. I agree sometimes paying is bette The end results look great, cute dog.

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  16. Lindsey Paris says

    September 12, 2014 at 3:39 am

    My mom tried to DIY her steps too, long story short a few years later no progress.

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  17. Lindsey Paris says

    September 12, 2014 at 4:36 am

    Oh yeah…. we have some things we can fix up on our own and then some that are just better left to others! 😉

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  18. Lindsey Paris says

    September 12, 2014 at 8:49 am

    I always want to try to fix or make new things, but since I have tenants living in the house I own I’m always hiring someone else to take care of any projects.

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  19. Lindsey Paris says

    September 12, 2014 at 8:56 am

    This is the kind of thing my husband does for a living. Before we had children I would go to work with him and help. I remember us fixing a ceiling like yours. Glad you decided to pay someone and not DIY.

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  20. Lindsey Paris says

    September 12, 2014 at 9:22 am

    I know it is so hard to decide when to spend the money to upgrade home stuff. You totally made the right decision!

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  21. Lindsey Paris says

    September 12, 2014 at 9:49 am

    I definitely know my limits. I would never attempt to fix a ceiling!

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  22. Lindsey Paris says

    September 12, 2014 at 9:59 am

    I agree with you! Sometimes it’s worth the money to pay someone else to do it if it means you can keep your sanity and time!

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  23. Lindsey Paris says

    September 12, 2014 at 11:52 am

    I like to hire when I can. Its hard because it can get expensive. Im not much of a diyer-lol

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  24. Lindsey Paris says

    September 12, 2014 at 12:39 pm

    It’s good to know your limits. I don’t mess with electrical stuff, anything else I’m down for.

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  25. Lindsey Paris says

    September 12, 2014 at 2:16 pm

    Great to know when to hire someone else. Hoping you get it fixed and I bet it will be great!

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  26. Lindsey Paris says

    September 12, 2014 at 6:05 pm

    We are currently considering hiring someone to clear some land and fence in our 8.7 acres of land. Well probably not all of it. We will probably leave some of it wooded. I can’t wait for winter to walk in the woods and go exploring with the kids!

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  27. Lindsey Paris says

    September 12, 2014 at 10:40 pm

    Wow! I wish I could gutsy like you when it comes to home DIY. Hiring people to do it would be nice but no budget yet.

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  28. Lindsey Paris says

    September 17, 2014 at 3:53 am

    Absolutely right! I will DIY almost everything…but some things just aren’t worth it!

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