In late 2005 and early 2006, I spent quite some time doing repairs of the house I eventually sold. I think I could have saved myself a lot of headaches and a lot of money if I had just known about DoItYourself.com. I didn't know about the website and I probably spent three or four times what I needed to spend because of all the mistakes I made.

The article, Filling Holes and Cracks in Interior Walls, would have saved me a couple of hundred dollars by itself. After living in the house for 12 years with two growing boys, there were holes, dents and cracks in places I didn't know about. My boys did a good job of hiding the damage they did. I must have made dozens of long distance calls to my younger brother, who had years of experience. My cell phone plan didn't come close to covering the time on the phone and I racked up some extra long distance charges.

After all the drywall repairs were done, I and some relatives completely repainted the interior of the house. Again, I had to ask my brother about the kinds of paint to use, what tools to use (such as brushes and rollers versus a sprayer). Something I thought would take days ended up taking weeks. The vaulted ceiling in the living room was the most difficult part. I wish I had the information up front that's provided in the article, Interior Painting 1 - Introduction.

The DVD available at HardwareAndTools.com, produced by DoItYourself.com, covers the topics that I needed to know about back then. If you find you're in a similar situation now, you owe it to yourself to Visit DoItYourself.com for more and buy the DVD. You'll be glad you did.