https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:22:19 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-pay-for-things-to-get-done-around-your-house-or-do-you-diy#post-131113 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:21:48 +0000 BSB 131113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm pretty handy with using a tools to put shelves up but anything technical like pluming, electrical. I leave that to the pros. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-pay-for-things-to-get-done-around-your-house-or-do-you-diy#post-130353 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:04:41 +0000 MsLipGloss 130353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@WinnieBee: we also have a cleaning person come every other week. Our house is pretty big and there are hardwoods throughout . . . the floors alone take half a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-pay-for-things-to-get-done-around-your-house-or-do-you-diy#post-130333 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:54:43 +0000 winniebee 130333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are an "outsourcing" couple. Pay a plumber, electrician, handyman, whoever. I'm not skilled in that dept. and DH works like 90 hours a week including weekends. We also have a cleaning person come every other week :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-pay-for-things-to-get-done-around-your-house-or-do-you-diy#post-130315 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:38:15 +0000 T.H.O.U. 130315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just this spring we had to pay for an electrician and a plumber. Both times my husban tried to solve the problem and couldn't so we called the professionals. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-pay-for-things-to-get-done-around-your-house-or-do-you-diy#post-130311 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:31:39 +0000 MsLipGloss 130311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We (mostly) pay for things to get done, but it's largely because we work so much (and DH travels quite a bit), and we want to maximize what free time we have. Although DH definitely knows his way around a tool box . . . he is super handy, I just hate to have a honey do list when he already works so hard. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-pay-for-things-to-get-done-around-your-house-or-do-you-diy#post-130309 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:30:14 +0000 BoogieBea 130309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH used to hire someone for everything. But I like to DIY for minor things. I feel like it's helpful to have the knowledge. Lately, DH has gotten really good at taking care of minor things around the house himself. For bigger tasks, we always hire someone.<br /> I want to turn our shed into a kids play room. I want it to be a place for them to paint, do crafts and get messy. I plan on doing it myself but we'll see. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-pay-for-things-to-get-done-around-your-house-or-do-you-diy#post-130303 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:20:52 +0000 LuLu Mom 130303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mostly DIY, but for big things we will pay. I feel like DH tries to be handyman and just gets mad, usually my dad comes over and finishes the project for him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-pay-for-things-to-get-done-around-your-house-or-do-you-diy#post-130294 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:13:59 +0000 Lozza 130294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dad always said that his favorite tool in his toolbox was his checkbook. My family can't DIY anything... my sister is actually the handiest of any of us, and that's not saying much.<br /> DH is better, but still not all that great... he likes to take on seemingly simple tasks like installing window screens or hanging some hooks on a wall, but they seem to become ridiculously challenging and frustrating halfway through. I keep thinking one of these days I will just hire someone to complete all the half-finished projects in our house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-pay-for-things-to-get-done-around-your-house-or-do-you-diy#post-130281 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:06:12 +0000 DillonLion 130281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH is pretty much adamantly against spending money on hiring someone, since he is pretty handy around the house. Obviously if we need some type of MAJOR repair (like a new roof) he might hire someone. Otherwise, he can fix it. </p> <p>I wish he felt the opposite so we could hire a maid already! :)</p> <p>(growing up we had a maid, a pool guy, a lawn guy, a plumber, etc.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-pay-for-things-to-get-done-around-your-house-or-do-you-diy#post-130228 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:31:30 +0000 polkadots 130228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH will fix everything he can, even if its not broken.... It usually works out... for a while. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-pay-for-things-to-get-done-around-your-house-or-do-you-diy#post-130212 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:25:10 +0000 Alivoo01 130212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We try to DIY as much as we can since my dad and BIL are super handy. However, when it's just beyond our knowledge and it's urgent, we call someone. When we do call someone, we watch over their shoulder so that we know how to do it ourselves next time. I'm sure they hate that we watch them though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-pay-for-things-to-get-done-around-your-house-or-do-you-diy#post-130211 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:24:59 +0000 MamaMoose 130211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do as much as we possibly can ourselves. My husband just can not see paying someone to do something he's perfectly capable of doing. We'll see if some of that changes once we have a baby to chase after but for the time being that's how we work. We are also very lucky that one of our best friends is a carpenter/all around handy man so if we don't have the right tool or need a little advice he's always willing to help us out in exchange for some free beer : ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-pay-for-things-to-get-done-around-your-house-or-do-you-diy#post-130207 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:22:38 +0000 mediagirl 130207@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do most things. I need to get a handyman out to fix our freezer, we can't do that. My Dad was never very handy but my Mom could normally figure things out. We did have to call for plumbers and electricians, though if we had big problems. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-pay-for-things-to-get-done-around-your-house-or-do-you-diy#post-130206 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:22:14 +0000 regberadaisy 130206@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My family yes but my husband's family DIYs everything. My husband pretty much knows how to fix and do everything. If not we ask his dad or uncles.<br /> We pretty much gutted our whole house and my husband is doing everything from building walls, to electrical to plumbing to HVAC himself. With the knowledge help of family. He has a pretty talented family!<br /> It's pretty dang se-xay. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-pay-for-things-to-get-done-around-your-house-or-do-you-diy#post-130194 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:18:04 +0000 Andrea 130194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH is pretty much our handy man. For other things, we pay people. Like the lawn, cleaning, and bigger things like roofing or heating/cooling. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-pay-for-things-to-get-done-around-your-house-or-do-you-diy#post-130193 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:17:52 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 130193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Depends for what, but I have to admit our next door neighbor helps me out a lot! But other times we pay. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-pay-for-things-to-get-done-around-your-house-or-do-you-diy#post-130187 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:16:29 +0000 yoursilverlining 130187@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Since the only issues we’ve run into in our condo have been the direct result of a handyman who thought he was a professional and could do anything (previous owner installing pipes to the expensive water heating system incorrectly, which burned out the circuit board early which then had to be replaced and repiped to the tune of almost 2k – and similar situation with incorrect pipes under the sink which hasn’t cost us anything yet but will in the future) – we hire professionals for anything plumbing/electrical or related.</p> <p>For something like lawn care, we can do ourselves. It’s nice to have a cleaning service come in every so often to do a deep clean, but it’s not hard to keep our house clean ourselves so I don't see us hiring a cleaning service on a real regular basis. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-pay-for-things-to-get-done-around-your-house-or-do-you-diy#post-130181 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:13:53 +0000 Minnie_Girl 130181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really enjoy DIY stuff. I'm looking forward to buying a house so I can fix it up! There are times when I'd rather call a professional, but it's also fun to expand my knowledge and abilities. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-pay-for-things-to-get-done-around-your-house-or-do-you-diy#post-130180 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:13:14 +0000 Goldilocks1107 130180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're mostly a DIY kind of couple. I grew up that way, and DH's dad is a general contractor. The only thing we've hired someone to do was install a new furnace, A/C and garage door opener, and put in new kitchen counters (we DIY tiled the bathrooms though).<br /> And DH knows if I'm quiet, I'm probably up to no good. I rewired an outlet to get our internet working when we first moved in together. He was in the basement playing poker, I'd had a glass of wine and wanted to surf the web. He comes upstairs and catches me red handed with a screwdriver! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-pay-for-things-to-get-done-around-your-house-or-do-you-diy#post-130178 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:11:43 +0000 cyndistar3 130178@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband is my handyman/ mechanic, he can do just about anything :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-pay-for-things-to-get-done-around-your-house-or-do-you-diy#post-130162 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:03:44 +0000 chopsuey 130162@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Depends. Some things DH or I will fix. Other things like replacing the pilot light in our water heater, we'll have someone come and do it for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-pay-for-things-to-get-done-around-your-house-or-do-you-diy#post-130157 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:02:00 +0000 heffalump 130157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In my family we always called someone. My parents hired a handman for everything. They also have a pool guy, a lawn guy, a cleaning lady, my mom even has a horticulturist!</p> <p>DH's family are more DIY kind of people. I was very impressed when our sink broke.... and DH fixed it! That just doesn't happen in my family. So for most things he'll take care of it, unless it's just too much for him to handle. But we do have a lawn guy and cleaning lady. So I guess it's a good compromise. </p>