Handy(wo)man I Am Not

I love home repairs! LOVE THEM! I teach myself everything. My dad also helps me when I get truly stuck on a project. He and I work quite well together. I just love to learn to do things for myself.

yes, I am good at certain things, changing light bulbs, putting together things that have instructions, etc (LOL) But when it comes to home repairs, I am not so good at it. Do not be afraid to ask for outside help, maybe a neighbor who is good at it or a handy man(or woman)=) Good luck Hope things work out!

Well, my partner is a builder/ joiner and he says that he thinks ordinary people should leave well alone as their attempts to do a job result in more work (and money) for him lol. He did a call out to a house regarding a stuck lock and found an impressive array of bent forks, spoons a trowel, a hammer with the head broken off and a considerable dent in the door frame and a few other items all damaged. My patner took out a small tool, slid it into place and "cick" open sesame. The man's wife nearly killed him on the spot, the look she gave him, then she gave my partner a big hug and kiss, which just about finished off her husband's humour with the door lol. I think if you are fit you can do a few things yourself but the golden rule is that your time is also worth money and it may be cheaper in the long run to get someone to do the job. Little tip, check there is no call out fee and that there is just a fee for the time that is spent there. Some firms charge a huge amount of money just to show up.

Home repairs and improvements can be a pain at times but hubby and I still love doing them. Especially when we tackle a whole room. Strip it down to studs and put new everything in. We remodeled the master bedroom, bathroom, and hallway in a mobile we used to live in and enjoyed doing it. We learned as we went. The nice folks at Menards and Lowes were a big help with advice whenever we got stuck. We also do some of our own car repairs and outdoor power equipment repairs.

I would far rather sort out a group of drunk angry men who want to fight than do most home repairs and I am better at that! lol I hope that you haven't been working too hard! xxx

I would rather get between a mother bear and her cubs than do home repairs.

I have always done most things myself I was forced to as my Ex Husband never did anything so I am not to bad at home repairs and even decorating lol

I'm not too good at home improvement/ repair type things. For example, I tried to make a fish pond with cement and fancy stones. Lets just say that it's now a flower bed!I guess we all have things that we are good at and some that we aren't so hot at. Perhaps it depends on our enthusiasm and interest.

My wife and I used to be caretakers for a few different places. So I was kind of handy in this area. But now that I own a home I have forgotten all about minor home repairs. So I'm the one that calls friends and or family to help out when I can't do it. Welcome to the non fix-it world huh? HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~

Well I dont mind doing home repairs and I always get big ideas that hit me liek putting in a deck and slidding door into our utility room. My hardest part is bringing it to completion. My wife has completed a few things that I have started. There are still alot of things I can think of that I need to finish. I gave up some of my internet time (I am an admitted addict) to finish up some of those things as soon as it got warm out but I still have alot of projects I need to wrap up.