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I think the parent comment was suggesting to hire subcontractors to do most or all of the work. But I agree: It’s easy to greatly underestimate the amount of w

I think the parent comment was suggesting to hire subcontractors to do most or all of the work. But I agree: It’s easy to greatly underestimate the amount of work that goes into a house. Contractors will have entire crews, all of the equipment they need, and most importantly they have years of experience to know how to do something quickly and in a way that will pass inspection. A DIYer must first learn each step before doing it, which can take as much or more time than the task itself in many cases.

bitexploder 5y ago
I watched a carpet guy come in and install carpet in our basement in a day and a half. It was a significant sq ft install >1000. Guy was a machine. He had help on a few things, but did it all fast and very expertly. Impressive to watch someone that really knows a physical craft. It would have taken us 3-5x as long if we did it ourselves.