I realize it may be very appealing to take on projects around the house yourself, after all, there is no one that cares more about your house than yourself. You’re probably thinking that you can do it much cheaper than hiring out the work, which you likely can, and depending on what the project is, you can even get it done before the contractor is able to make it out to your house.
These are all valid thoughts, however, in this post I’m going to show you why your thinking is flawed and why nine times out of ten, it’s to your benefit to pay someone else to do it. We recently came across this situation, we heavily weighed out the pros and cons and ultimately decided on hiring out a drywall contractor in Aurora IL. Here is how we arrived to our conclusion:
Experience
I know from past experience that if I’ve never taken on a certain type of project then it will take me at least 3 to 5 times longer than if I had done it before. This is not an exaggeration, but think about the time it takes you to learn a new skill, any …