DIY Home Remodel

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I took over the family home I grew up in about 3 years ago. It had been neglected for years and in order to make the home liveable again I had to do as much of the repairs as possible. I had to hunt down the lowest price materials and at time I even had to turn to sites like Craigslist.com to find free building materials. I have always enjoyed working with my hands, my first job right out of High School was as a machinist and I don't mind hard work. I created this lens for those of you that are on a budget or just love to do fixes your way and add a personal touch to your home.

Very useful links for DIY

The following links are sites I used to find free used materials or deals on discounted items for sale.

Craigs List amazing free section and killer deals

Instructables for the inventive, brilliant site

Ebay compare and save on Ebay

Readymade DIY site quirky home decor and money saving DIY projects

Makezine Makezine is a wonderful site full of DIY ideas for the inventive quite a few electronic projects

Ebay Classifieds Ebay has a classified site and it has a free section and local deals

The Penny Saver the pennysaver has been arriving in your mail box for years, but also has a great online site that is very search friendly

Freecycle search for local freebies

and of course where can you find better DIY advice online for free than YouTube.com - here you can find advice and just about every "how to" video you could possibly need and you can post questions as well.
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  • winecabinetwer Dec 8, 2011 @ 11:22 am | delete
    ?I was actually looking for this wine cabinet a few weeks back. Thanks for sharing with us your wisdom. This will absolutely going to help me in my projects
  • ShowMeYourTatts Nov 21, 2011 @ 12:23 am | delete
    I love do-it-yourself remodeling, nice lens.

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Hello All....I'm Angelina Gherna. I was born and raised in Los Angeles County and I'm still out here. I have diverse interests which I think show in all... more »

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