I did a major reno on my house a few years ago. The deal with my wife was that I could buy any power tools that I needed, and I now have a nice collection.
This was the front of the house including a large livingroom, hall, stairway and front door area. Complete demolition, rewiring, new windows, new fireplace, two sets of new stairs. I did everything except the drywall (hard work and tricky) and the painting. We purchased the stair unit. I didn't know how to do trimwork but studied the youtube videos and bought some books on it. The result was very attractive, but it does require the proper tools and knowledge. I quite enjoyed it. It took 13 months, including time off for a stupidly self-inflicted injury. But I'm retired, it would take a lot longer if you were working and could only do evenings and weekends. They call the drywall dust 'divorce dust' for a reason. Peter > Very off-topic, but since most Linux guys are handy with their hands, so > who knows... > > Are there courses for home owner who is thinking about doing home > renovation? There are tasks that should be left for professionals. > But, if the owner can do minor things, then it could be cost saving. > Assuming he does the jobs right. Hence, the question. > -- > William Park <opengeome...@yahoo.ca> > --- > Talk Mailing List > talk@gtalug.org > https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > -- Peter Hiscocks Syscomp Electronic Design Limited, Toronto http://www.syscompdesign.com USB Oscilloscope and Waveform Generator 647-839-0325 --- Talk Mailing List talk@gtalug.org https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk