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7 Home Repairs Men Should Price Out Before Trying to Save Money With DIY

Some home repairs look like easy money-saving projects until the first hidden problem appears. A homeowner may see a loose toilet, a dripping pipe, a patch of damaged drywall, or a suspicious roof shingle and think, “That cannot possibly be worth paying someone to fix.”

Clever Dude · 12h ago

Your Wife Wants to Hire a Contractor and You Say “I Can Do It” — Run These Numbers First

Your wife wants to hire a contractor, and you answer with the sentence that has launched countless weekend projects: “I can do it.” Maybe you actually can. The more useful question is whether you can do it for less after counting everything that comes with the job.

Clever Dude · Oct 3

The Tool Costs $500 and the Repair Shop Wants $700 — Is DIY Actually Saving You Money?

A $700 repair bill can make a $500 specialty tool look like a bargain. Spend the money on the tool, do the repair at home, and suddenly the savings seem obvious. Except the math does not end with $700 minus $500.

Clever Dude · Oct 3

Kingfisher delivers profit upgrade despite flagging B&Q sales

B&Q like-for-like sales in the UK and Ireland dropped 1.8% over its second quarter, with sales of so-called big ticket items plunging 8.1%.

Evening Standard · Sep 22

Bought Every Tool for a DIY Project? Hiring Someone May Have Been Cheaper

A DIY project can start with a simple thought: How hard could it be? Then the shopping list grows from a drill to a saw, level, specialty bit, clamps, safety gear and a mysterious tool that seems necessary because three YouTube videos insisted on it. By the time the project…

Clever Dude · Sep 14

Advance Auto Parts Plunged, But Its Turnaround Is Still Working

Advanced Auto Parts stock fell after weak DIY sales in Q2, but improving margins, cash flow, and analyst and institutional support suggest the decline may be a buying opportunity.

MarketBeat · Aug 21

89 Times People Put Time And Effort Into Renovating Their Homes Themselves And Achieved Amazing Things (New Pics)

If you’ve ever felt gutsy or handy enough to attempt a DIY project, you know it can be very satisfying—from something as simple as pulling back a strip of masking tape to reveal a crisp line of paint to totally transforming how a space looks, feels, and can be used.…

Bored Panda · Aug 19

Outdoor Electrical DIY Mistakes That Can Lead to Insurance Trouble

Outdoor electricity makes a backyard dramatically more useful. Suddenly the patio has lights, the shed has power, the fountain bubbles away, and nobody needs to run an extension cord through the kitchen window like a scene from a very low-budget home improvement show. But outdoor electrical work also introduces moisture,…

Everybody Loves Your Money · Aug 12

“I did almost die. I needed 29 stitches on my face. I did all this right before that”: The pedal that JHS Pedals’ Josh Scott was working on before his horror bike accident has been launched

The $119 Short Circuit pedal has been designed in collaboration with Coppersound – and it’s a lot more advanced than the Notaklön or Notadümblë

Guitar World · Aug 8

Before You Grab the Caulk Gun, Avoid These Bathroom DIY Mistakes

A bathroom project can start with a shiny new faucet, a fresh showerhead, or a weekend tile makeover, then quietly create a water problem hiding behind walls, under floors, or around fixtures. Small mistakes during DIY repairs often do not announce themselves with a dramatic splash. Instead, they whisper through…

Clever Dude · Aug 5