Home ownership and care can be confusing, complex, and expensive. It requires a broad skillset. Because of this people generally hire others to do things they feel they can’t do themselves. Unfortunately, this can be expensive. Not only that, often the people you hire end up not knowing much more than you. They certainly don’t care about your home as much as you do, so they won’t care for your home like you will.
With a little information, there is a lot you can do yourself. That is what About Abodes is here to do – provide information to allow you do take care of your home yourself.
Every article I write on About Abodes is here to…
- Educate you on how to take care of your home,
- Simplify home care so you spend more time enjoying your home than working on it, and
- Reduce the costs of owning and taking care of your home.
I’m not a contractor, tradesmen, designer, or any other type of homecare professional. I’m just a guy who has lived in and owned homes for my entire life.
When I purchased my first home, I didn’t know what all went into buying and owning a home. I trusted and relied on people I hired to help. Some of them were great. The best ones not only did what I hired them to do, but also educated me in the process.
However, the “good ones” are hard to find. And, if you can find them, so can everyone else. When that happens their availability goes down and their prices go up. You end up settling for someone who charges less and can show up sooner.
Unfortunately, sometimes the they show up first thing in the morning drunk. Sometimes they show up one day, but not the next because they have multiple projects going on. Sometimes they say they can do the job, but don’t really know how. Sometimes they provide an estimate, but then don’t return your calls. Sometimes they provide an estimate, not based on the work, but instead based on how nice your home is or where you live. Sometimes the estimate of the time and cost of a project doesn’t match reality.
These are all real examples of what I’ve experienced in my 20+ years of home ownership.
If any of these sound familiar, you have come to the right spot. I’m here to help.
There are definitely projects where you need a professional, who is licensed and knows how to complete work according to code. For everything else there is About Abodes.
Happy Homecaring!