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As I write today’s post, a drywall contractor is working on our Jack and Jill bathroom upstairs.  

We hired him to texture the walls after I removed all the wallpaper myself.  (I blogged about the plans for this bathroom here.)

Although texturing seems like a simple enough task (I seriously considered DIYing it), it was a job I had never done before and I was afraid of messing it up.  Yes, it’s costing us more to hire someone but, in my view, it’s money well spent.

I’m not afraid of tackling a lot of DIY projects but if there’s one thing I have learned over the years it’s that sometimes you need to call in the professionals.

Here’s what I consider before spending money on a contractor: (more…)