Arc Home - Do It Yourself

ARC HOME
IMPROVEMENTS
REPAIRS &RENOVATIONS

ARC HOME

IMPROVEMENTS

REPAIRS & RENOVATIONS

Do It Yourself

Contact Information

Tel: 416 529 4465 Fax: 416 221 7501 info@archomemaster.com

Do it yourself! Or

Pay to have it done?

Can you handle it?

Probably the very first question you need to ask yourself when

confronting a house repair is "does my level of expertise qualify

me to do this work?" Experimenting with your capabilities is fine

if you have the time and desire, but many people get in "over

their heads" with repairs, never realizing that they are spending

more time and money than is necessary by starting a project they

can't complete rather than hiring a professional in the first place.
(Not to mention the money spent paying the professional to undo

their work--and then start over!)

Safety concerns.

Many repairs around the home are fraught with potential dangers.

High roofs, chimneys, and electricity can be pretty unforgiving.

If you don't know exactly how to do a dangerous task, don't do it!

Quality of work.

In the trades, it is called a "butcher job." If the repair doesn't "hold"

because you did it incorrectly, was there any gain? If it looks like a
shoddy repair, did you really save any money?

The cost of the job versus the cost of your time.

Compare your hourly rate against the hourly rate that the

professional is going to charge. If your personal time is worth more

than the pro's, you can cost yourself money by doing it yourself,

especially if it detracts from other duties (not to mention the loss
of time with your family while you scramble on the roof!)