Within the last few years, America has become a do-it-yourself type of country. From television to books to magazines, the people in the U.S. have decided to help themselves with the projects that need to be done at home instead of hiring someone to do it for them. The reasons for becoming a “do-it-yourselfer” are many and people have found that DIY is the answer to many issues. Taking on a project at home yourself can be very advantageous. Many people do DIY to save money by tackling household projects. Some “do-it yourselfers” are such because it helps them to be able to flip houses, a popular way to make money, without hiring a contractor. Others are “do-it-yourselfers” in order to make money as a handyman, doing projects for people who cant do it on their own. One more reason “diyers” do what they do is to improve the value of their own homes.
Some people are “do-it-yourselfers” because it saves them a great deal of money. Generally, contractors can be expensive when fixing something that you, for the price of materials, could accomplish. Paying someone materials plus labor tends to put a giant whole in ones...