DIY or paying someone?

How do you decide what you can DIY or pay someone else? Are there things you DIY that it would be cheaper to pay someone else? Or are there things it would make sense to DIY versus paying someone. First I don’t change my own oil. But I just got a coupon in the mail for $15 to change my oil and honestly, while my DH could do it, for $15 seems like a worthwhile investment. I’d have to pay an oil disposal fee anyway of $3 and then buying the filter, oil, so it might not be as cheap as it would

DIY – The Lesbian Love Nest

I t’s a beginning. This room, the room that we use as the master bedroom, is a work in process. It was an addition to the original house; I’m not sure when it was added but it has a concrete floor, unlike the rest of the house which is hardwood (in desperate need of sanding and refinishing). I’m afraid the whole place is a work in process just to keep it standing. Our home was built, as near as I can tell, some time in the mid to late 1800’s, of native stone and wood. There’s no foundation

At Brooklyn DIY fests, make new things and fix the old

Flying contraption broken? Help is available. If necessity is the mother of invention, then poverty is the abusive stepfather of home repairs. And don’t we know it—you can’t afford to buy new speakers in this throw-away culture, so you ghetto-rig your old ones back to life with paperclips, clothes pins and enough masking tape to preserve an Egyptian king (yes, this totally worked); or you resort to staples to get a few more days out of your rapidly degenerating jeans (not that we’ve ever don

City Tech DIY Classes

Here ya go! A schedule-slash-description of The City Tech Continuing Ed courses in Brooklyn. Urban Energy: Incentives for Solar, Wind and Energy$mart Savings Saturday, October 24 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm A Free Community Program HHT 081 How can you benefit by switching to renewable energy? Financial Incentives are available for solar electric or photovoltaic systems and a new tax credit is available for small wind turbines. Choose 100% wind power through your utility and save on ta

City Tech DIY Classes

Here ya go! A schedule-slash-description of The City Tech Continuing Ed courses in Brooklyn. Urban Energy: Incentives for Solar, Wind and Energy$mart Savings Saturday, October 24 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm A Free Community Program HHT 081 How can you benefit by switching to renewable energy? Financial Incentives are available for solar electric or photovoltaic systems and a new tax credit is available for small wind turbines. Choose 100% wind power through your utility and save on ta

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