In the spirit of the Independence weekend we just celebrated, I wanted to shine a spotlight on the do-it-yourself spirit of rehabbers.
During a recent weekend trip, I visited some friends in the Northeast. They are serious DIYers. I just give tips on working with people who are going to do the work for you. These people do the work themselves. When they moved into their new home several years ago, they tore up the carpet themselves, re-finished the floors, tore down the existing wallpaper, painted the walls and trim and I'm sure they did lots of other things that people normally only see done on those TV shows when the crew secretly comes in and finishes the job after the real people have conked out for the night over spilled paint and margaritas.
So this weekend, I got to watch them tile a laundry room, carpet a basement and paint touch up places on basement walls at 2 o'clock in the morning. Yes, I watched and did not participate. I OFFERED, but they are too well-bred to actually allow a guest to work in their home.
Anyway, I didn't even know you could DIY carpet without lots of machinery and heartache, but they found carpet squares that are self-stick. And they look good! Check it out:
You can also self-stick a really nice laminate with ceramic porcelain mixed in. Here is one of the homeowners cutting and placing tiles in the laundry room:
This is what the tiles look like from the front and the back:
Apparently you can buy these tiles at Home Depot. Huh. Who knew?
During a recent weekend trip, I visited some friends in the Northeast. They are serious DIYers. I just give tips on working with people who are going to do the work for you. These people do the work themselves. When they moved into their new home several years ago, they tore up the carpet themselves, re-finished the floors, tore down the existing wallpaper, painted the walls and trim and I'm sure they did lots of other things that people normally only see done on those TV shows when the crew secretly comes in and finishes the job after the real people have conked out for the night over spilled paint and margaritas.
So this weekend, I got to watch them tile a laundry room, carpet a basement and paint touch up places on basement walls at 2 o'clock in the morning. Yes, I watched and did not participate. I OFFERED, but they are too well-bred to actually allow a guest to work in their home.
Anyway, I didn't even know you could DIY carpet without lots of machinery and heartache, but they found carpet squares that are self-stick. And they look good! Check it out:
You can also self-stick a really nice laminate with ceramic porcelain mixed in. Here is one of the homeowners cutting and placing tiles in the laundry room:
This is what the tiles look like from the front and the back:
Apparently you can buy these tiles at Home Depot. Huh. Who knew?
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