Sometimes It's Better Just To Use Professionals

[planenut]

There are times when you feel like having a go at things, it might be a venture, a rash decision to save money, or a boast that "I could do that". The internet is a massive source of information and education and on several occasions I have taken on tasks that end up taking ages and it would have made more sense to employ a professional. I put things off because "one day I'll do that": decorating? Build a wall? Fix a tumble dryer? "Sort a car problem? Luckily I don't actually think I know best.

Trouble is, I find it hard to let that stubbornness go.

[COLVERT]

Originally Posted by planenut

There are times when you feel like having a go at things, it might be a venture, a rash decision to save money, or a boast that "I could do that". The internet is a massive source of information and education and on several occasions I have taken on tasks that end up taking ages and it would have made more sense to employ a professional. I put things off because "one day I'll do that": decorating? Build a wall? Fix a tumble dryer? "Sort a car problem? Luckily I don't actually think I know best.

Trouble is, I find it hard to let that stubbornness go.

Stubbornness---?? I can't let up either.--

Must be the air where you live that's affected you.--I lived in Bedfont and Hanworth for many years and have, maybe, caught the same bug.

I'm a hardened DIYer.---99.99 % of the time I do all of the things needed
myself.----

I started work in 1955. Around that time nearly everybody was a DIYer.

It has stuck to me for the rest of my life.--

[DRWMGTF]

Evening Fred,
I know exactly how you feel.
You want to see the list of jobs that I could/should do? and so could someone else (Professional?)
David

[stevestrat]

These days, due to my health issues I have to kinda pace myself, get easily tired. Trouble is when I think I'm getting on top of thing my other half's list of things for me to do grows

[FLYING BANANA]

Having moved from Essex to the land of the pasty, I now have a workman who is at the end of the phone for any jobs I need done which are out of my league. Which most jobs are. He has so far built me a TV unit, a breakfast bar, put a banister rail up and gained access to the garage. He cut the lock off. All jobs that were beyond me. He has also fitted a new element in my cooker grill.

I have however managed to fix a tap after the lift up lever fell off. I have also fixed a LED light. Put up the smoke alarm, and it works. Oh! Believe me it works.
I have managed to hang all my photo’s/pictures. Had a go at electrocuting myself, after I cut through the cable on the hedge trimmer whilst up a ladder.

Thus I’m not allowed to use anything electrical or climb up ladders.

Quite right to leave it to the professionals.

[macafee2]

I do and have done lots of DIY. Nowadays it takes ages and I hate paying people to do something I can do. Plastering and bricklaying are beyond me.
It seems our next venture I will do the preparatory work and then "professionals" will do the fancy work. Having a professional install central heating worries me as a poor install will creek and an electrician will not put cables in conduit.


Daughter had a kitchen installed, the draw runners only have 2 screws per runner holding the runner to the carcass.

macafee2

[AndyN01]

Originally Posted by macafee2

..... Having a professional install central heating worries me as a poor install will creek and an electrician will not put cables in conduit.


Daughter had a kitchen installed, the draw runners only have 2 screws per runner holding the runner to the carcass.

macafee2

Ah.

But a Professional is simply someone who gets paid for doing something.

Doesn't necessarily mean that they're any good at it or can do it to a standard that's acceptable to you.

Generally I've found that if they can come tomorrow (emergencies excepted) they're not much good but if you have to wait a while they are OK.

And, of course, word of mouth, personal, recommendations beat advertising & marketing spiel every time.

And there's some folks who are incredibly good at what they do and charge coffee with biscuits . There's quite a few on here

[COLVERT]

Originally Posted by macafee2

I do and have done lots of DIY. Nowadays it takes ages and I hate paying people to do something I can do. Plastering and bricklaying are beyond me.
It seems our next venture I will do the preparatory work and then "professionals" will do the fancy work. Having a professional install central heating worries me as a poor install will creak and an electrician will not put cables in conduit.


Daughter had a kitchen installed, the drawer runners only have 2 screws per runner holding the runner to the carcass.

macafee2

---You must put on your foreman's hat and make sure he puts felt around the heating pipes where they come in contact with something else.

Same with conduit.--Tell them to fit it.--Or out the door.---