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The Frugal Do-It-Yourselfer

Saving Money on Home Improvement Projects

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Also, at Home Depot they have a section of books on literally any home improvement projects you can imagine. They even have chairs where you can sit and read them at your leisure. This would be an excellent starting point for you.

A Look at My Two Biggest Savings

Pergo Style Click-together Flooring: $.49 per square foot X 400 square feet = $200
Foam Underlay: 400 square feet = $80
My biggest savings – found this floor/tile place getting rid of excess stock, which was about $4 per foot cheaper than Home Depot! I would've paid in excess of $1,600 for this amount.

Sod: St. Augustine at $.59 per square foot for 1,500 square feet
Delivery: Free since purchased through sod.com.
My second biggest savings – only cost me $885 instead of $2,000 plus.

Handy Tips

Those who are really not concerned about saving money can basically shop anywhere for what they are looking for. However, those of us on a strict budget must put some thought into this if we want our goals to become tangible. For example, when I originally priced Pergo flooring, it was in excess of $4.50 per foot installed. Multiply that by 400 square feet and I have already attained a bill of $1,800 (not including tax)!


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