Put down that toolbox! Here are 14 situations where DIY might not be the best choice. From plumbing mishaps to tricky tech issues, Reddit users unveiled a list of scenarios where it’s smarter to just call in the pros:
14. “Cleaning your septic tank out.”
“Really a lot of plumbing jobs in general. But yeah…anything involving septic I’m glad that there are people out there willing.”
“Yep, anything septic or sewer-related. There’s a reason plumbers make good money.”
13. “Anything with heights.”
“Cleaning house rain gutters!!! No ladder is safe.”
“Wait till you hear about harnesses, mount points, and ropes. All killers.”
“This is what I was going to post. “Most things on ladders.” No thank you.”
12. “A Kid’s birthday party.”
“I used to work at a place that held children’s parties. I don’t plan on having kids, but if I do, I will not hold a party at home.”
“This! My daughter wanted to do an “art party” at home. Clay, paint, and more than a dozen first graders in my house…. My daughter is meticulous and could spend hours with that stuff, but most of the kids were done with their “projects” in ten minutes and the rest of the time were all over making a mess.”
11. “A haircut.”
“Tried once in covid beginning. And yeah, it’s better if someone else does it.”
“To add a related one onto this: bleaching or dyeing your hair. I have bright unnatural hair and it looks awesome because I pay someone to do it. If I did it myself, I’d probably make myself bald with some kind of terrible bleach mishap. Even when I did natural colored box dye on myself in the past, it only ever looked fine, never great.”
10. “Landscaping.”
“My god, I hate pulling weeds and trimming an overgrown garden. With my allergies and sensitive skin, it’s even more of a disaster.”
“I would spend all day saturday twice per month mowing and edging and sweeping and blowing and weeding. Then a neighbor gave me their landscaper’s number. For $225 per month, I had my weekends back and my stress level dropped enormously. Best money I ever spent.”
9. “Massages.”
“I LOVE getting a massage. If I won a big lottery pot I’d hire a personal masseuse and get a massage every day before going to bed.”
“This is my favorite treat yourself activity. I live with chronic pain so a massage is heavenly.”
8. “A housecleaner.”
“Unless one of you loves cleaning so much it’s like a hobby, it will reduce stress and friction among those you live with.”
“I lived with 5 people and was the only one to clean the communal bathroom. If I didn’t do it, it didn’t get done. Now we moved, it’s 4 people instead, and we have cleaning people every 2 weeks. Split among all of us working adults, it’s more than worth it.”
7. “Dog nails and **** gland expression.”
“The vet had the audacity to invite me into the room for an **** gland expression so that “I can do it at home and save some money”. Hard pass on that one lol.”
“My dog is 60 pounds and hates for his nails to be trimmed. I use to do it myself. Took two people like 30 minutes and he’d scratch us both to hell. Takes the groomers 5 minutes and they charge $15. No idea how they do it.”
6. “Anything that involves crawling under the house.”
“My dad was a self-employed plumber. He did well. If he recognized the location might be a trailer, he flat-out refused the work.”
“Honestly if the crawlspace has enough room (like 2 feet above your face), I can deal with that. But when the beams are not even 10mm above your nose. Nah. No leverage, no room to breathe, etc.”
5. “Major electrical work.”
“As an electrician, I’ve seen the result of people who thought they could do it themselves. Ended up costing them double.”
“I’m an electrical engineer and will do most small jobs myself. But any large jobs or running new large circuits just isn’t worth it to me. I’m not 100% on code and don’t want to miss something.”
4. “Moving house.”
“This a million times over. I’m too old for that **** and I’m not even old. I’ll pay someone gladly to do it for me.”
“And paying for the professionals to pack up all your stuff before the actual day. I’ve paid for packing for my last three moves and it is worth every penny.”
“After a certain age, beer and food isn’t enough to help move everything from one home to another.”
3. “Replacing the spring on the garage door.”
“That can be lethal if you don’t know what you’re doing.”
“Springs and hydraulics. Let the professionals work with those.”
“I think that one is past the “worth it” part and into the “Too dangerous to be done by a non-professional” territory.”
2. “Cutting down trees.”
“I’m too old to go climbing up a huge oak tree with a chainsaw.”
“Really though, most people have zero idea what they’re doing with trees and it doesn’t even save much money over hiring a pro.”
“Please tell my dad this. He’s 73 and still cutting branches down with a chainsaw (from a ladder).”
1. “Pest Control and Exterminator Service.”
“I want nothing to do with ants, mice, bees/hornets/wasps whatever. Worth every penny I pay monthly for the service.”
“We have a bald face hornets nest on our deck, screw that s*** I called an exterminator.”
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