www.kare11.com: For many homeowners, it's a realistic lesson in the "before" and the "after".
Consider the before: When HGTV-fueled home renovations seem achievable and affordable, as slick as a half hour episode. In the after: Homeowners are brought back to reality, realizing renovations take more time and a bigger budget than what it seemed on television.
Dan and Leah Peterson, HGTV fans from Northeast Minneapolis, are adjusting to what's being called the "HGTV Effect", a cable TV-fueled phenomenon noted by more and more remodeling companies.
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Can we stop for a second and talk about they guys in the background walking around, taping drywall, on stilts?! I absolutely didn't realize that was a real thing that happened. After seeing that I did a little research and apparently it's pretty commonplace. I guess it makes sense considering the article I read about ladder safety last week. I guess there aren't any regulations about stilts and I can see how that would be a safer option and also way more efficient. Now back to that actual article which brings up a lot of really good points. People see those HGTV shows and think they can just do everything themselves for significantly cheaper which just isn't the case. Contractors, for the most part, know what they are doing and there are definitely things that you just can't really DIY and people don't realize that. Everyone dreams big but at some point in the project their dreams start to crumble as they realize just how much time, energy, and money it really takes to remodel a house, or even just a room.
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