ᐅ Do-it-yourself work – what tasks did you take on, and would you do them again?
Created on: 30 Apr 2015 15:08
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SirSydom
Hello!
I am curious to know which tasks you carried out as self-performed work, how much money you saved in euros (€) by doing so, and how long it took you, including who helped you and their qualifications.
And most importantly: would you do it again?
I am curious to know which tasks you carried out as self-performed work, how much money you saved in euros (€) by doing so, and how long it took you, including who helped you and their qualifications.
And most importantly: would you do it again?
albert.hagenlocher schrieb:
Stupid tilers, why do they do an apprenticeship when it’s possible without one.
You’ve never seen a bathroom done by a good tiler.
Your comparison is flawed.Your argument is flawed: you haven’t seen my work.
But anyway: your question was about
albert.hagenlocher schrieb:
but is it technically correct beneath the surface?Beneath! … not visually, no
albert.hagenlocher schrieb:
on the surface everything looks perfect… !
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albert.hagenlocher3 May 2015 00:12You described your work as looking better than that of a professional! #3 :-O
EveundGerd3 May 2015 05:46I need to back Yvonne up here.
Ten years ago, my husband tiled two bathrooms and two staircases in our old house. When we sold it, among the prospective buyers were two professionals. Both were impressed by the work and asked which company had installed the tiles. They told him at the time that even a professional couldn’t have done it better.
The new owner had two floors and one wall tiled last year. The tiler delivered very poor work and was paid a considerable amount for it. If I had been the client, he would have had to redo the job!
Generalizations are pointless. Even an amateur can produce good work.
Ten years ago, my husband tiled two bathrooms and two staircases in our old house. When we sold it, among the prospective buyers were two professionals. Both were impressed by the work and asked which company had installed the tiles. They told him at the time that even a professional couldn’t have done it better.
The new owner had two floors and one wall tiled last year. The tiler delivered very poor work and was paid a considerable amount for it. If I had been the client, he would have had to redo the job!
Generalizations are pointless. Even an amateur can produce good work.
Regarding the appearance, I believe that as a layperson you can achieve more than a craftsman. If it takes five times as long, then that doesn’t really matter and might even be worth it.
When it comes to the technical aspects, however, I have my doubts. Maybe with good guidance from an experienced person. Otherwise, it remains true that training and education cannot be replaced.
When it comes to the technical aspects, however, I have my doubts. Maybe with good guidance from an experienced person. Otherwise, it remains true that training and education cannot be replaced.
And therefore, we will not do anything ourselves. Pride doesn’t matter to me, and besides, I have no desire to sacrifice my free time for that. Driving to the construction site for 30 minutes after work and then taking two transfers to get home, another 90 minutes—that would mean I’d need to buy a camera just to see my daughter at least that way. And we definitely want to use our vacation for what it’s meant for, in our view: relaxation.
We will only move in once the house and garden are completely finished. This is also a point: we don’t want to live on a half-finished construction site. We did that here (garden = field) and found it dreadful. All this explains why we are not doing anything ourselves and why we are totally fine with that (by the way, I prefer to be proud of my daughter).
We will only move in once the house and garden are completely finished. This is also a point: we don’t want to live on a half-finished construction site. We did that here (garden = field) and found it dreadful. All this explains why we are not doing anything ourselves and why we are totally fine with that (by the way, I prefer to be proud of my daughter).
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toxicmolotof3 May 2015 11:04Skaddler schrieb:
We only move in once the house and garden are completely finished. This is important to us: we don’t want to live on a half-finished construction site. We did that here (garden = a field) and we found it really frustrating. This is our reasoning for not doing anything and why we’re completely fine with that (by the way, I prefer to be proud of my daughter).I wish you the best of luck and, of course, the necessary funds for it. I believe that time is always a factor, and eventually the day comes when you have to set a definite moving date.
If everything isn’t finished by then, there’s unfortunately no guarantee it will be done by day Y.
Our move is scheduled in 3 weeks, and when we planned it, we were told that the tiles would be finished by May 1st and the painter could come then. The reality for me is: no tiles, no painter, and the kitchen arrives in 14 days.
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