You’ve watched one of those home improvement shows and now you want to try your hand at DIY. While we believe that everyone should know how to do the basics but there are a lot of reasons why it’s safer, faster and more cost-effective to hire a carpenter.
4 Reasons To Hire A Carpenter
Safety
Safety first! Qualified carpenters have years of knowledge and experience handling all types of tools. If you’re planning on doing the job yourself, there’s always the risk of an accident that could cause serious injury. If you hire a carpenter, they will also have the necessary skills and safety equipment needed to complete any task, safely.
Time
If you’ve got a full-time job and a family to take care of, DIY tasks will probably take up more of your time than you can spare. Projects that would normally take a week to do, end up taking months. After you’ve gone to the hardware store, bought materials and equipment, you won’t have time to work on your project. If you hire a carpenter, they’ll be able to complete the task in a fraction of the time it would take you.
Money
A professional carpenter understands what tools and materials are right for each task. If you doing DIY as a hobby, you more than likely won’t have all of the tools that you need at home. You’ll also end up wasting a lot of time and money in hardware stores buying the wrong equipment and materials which means you’ll need to go back to the store to exchange them.
Professionalism
If you’re a DIY fan you might be tempted to do the job yourself. First, ask yourself if you have the skills required to make sure the job has professional finishes. If you hire an expert carpenter, they will make sure the job is completed neatly and professionally. They will more than likely offer some form of guarantee on their workmanship. The pro will also clean up after themselves and make sure your home looks neat and tidy when they’re done.
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Suzette Meyer is the lead author and content creator for Kandua.com, South Africa’s #1 marketplace for home services. She researches and writes the Kandua Advice articles, Cost Guides, and the Kandua Email Newsletter, drawing on the expertise of Kandua’s base of over 40 000 pros across more than 100 services, and the data gathered from the 100 000+ home service projects facilitated through the platform.
Home improvement can be daunting, and it is often difficult to find out if you are paying a fair price for your products and services. Suzette has made it her mission to help homeowners with advice on all aspects of home repair, maintenance and improvement, including how to choose the right handyman and how to make smart upgrades that improve your resale value or save costs.
