When it comes to home improvements, many of us have champagne tastes on a beer budget - we noodle out the perfect plan for a project, and then the contractors' bids come in at twice what we can afford. So we need to become do-it-yourselfers. By eliminating the labor expense, we can often chop a project's cost in half.
Consider you skills, tools, and time. Then take a closer look at your options before you make a final decision.