Renovating your first home yourself
A first home usually needs paint, floors and doors before anything else — exactly the work a beginner can do well with a plan.
- See the room with new walls and floors on your own photo before you buy anything.
- Get the jobs in the order pros use: demo, walls, paint, floors, doors and trim.
- Know what to buy, counted for your room, and what it saves you compared to hiring.
- Older homes get lead-paint and asbestos warnings before anything that sands or scrapes.