is it CHEAPER to DIY a PAVER fire pit AREA or to HIRE a CONTRACTOR?
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- In this video, I’m going to DIY a patio paver deck along with landscaping and a fire pit. While going over the costs associated with doing it yourself verses hiring a professional contractor. Price breakdown for both.
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I appreciate how you break down complex projects into manageable steps. Your clear instructions and practical advice make even the most daunting tasks seem achievable. Thank you for being such a great guide and mentor.
People say "Happy wife, happy life" but I think it's more "Happy spouse, happy house". Great job on the project!
lol 😂 I think your right. But luckily I was able to figure out a way to make her love it with adding the extra planter and flowers.
@DesignsbyDonnie you are worrying about retirement ??? Man you got skills!!! You can make tons of money doing just what you did!! I mean you can help out the retirement community 😊like me for instance 😊😂. I don't know where you reside but I hope it's Orlando Florida because I would surely higher you. I just love the way you design the area behind the fire pit 😍 I am definitely subscribing to your channel and I am definitely going to try to duplicate it. Fabulous 👌 just fantastic ❤
Wonderful work! As a landscaping contractor, I see a lot of other peoples work. You do better than lot of the professionals I see around the Midwest! I would highly recommend renting a sod cutter to remove sod! It’s super cheap and does all of the hard work for you.
I’d be in heaven to have a hubby who is a DIYer! Great job!!! I think you should be very very proud of the job you did! Some wives don’t appreciate having a handy hubby. Just my 2 cents 🤷🏻♀️ and why isn’t she out there helping you? I’d like to know where you got those banana trees? They are huge!
Yes I agree I saw she was laying by the pool.
especially when it comes to planting, most women would help there. It's bizarre a guy would have to work that hard and still not being enough. Huge character flaw there.
This man’s commentary alone 💯😂
As for your retirement question, I would say that anyone who is arguing that 401ks are a waste of money are probably selling whole life insurance. I understand that income tax rates changing is a legitimate risk, not saving in tax advantaged retirement accounts is passing up on a great opportunity.
Roth IRAs are retirement accounts that have any gains from the investment not have to pay income tax. These are great for people that are worried about tax rates increasing or people that are young or want to do a two bucket tax strategy.
Great job, Donnie! Love it! Love how you consider your wife's perspective and made it special for her, too!
Thank you so much! She had me nervous for a bit, but luckily I was able to pivot and give her more of what she wanted. And in the end we both love it. I had a blast on this project, minus the heat lol
men and women aren't kings and queens, there's only one king in the universe. Truly Godly men and women should be humble and appreciate all hard work done by their spouse. No one should be nervous "am I doing enough to please him/her." When you know you're working hard. That can't be healthy. The project looks great, because hard work was put in to it.
I would definitely DIY this project. However, I know it will take me a bit longer to do which is fine. I find that contractors are up charging for the craziest things . . . including when you tell them they need to fix their mistakes! So, I rather just do it myself if and when I can.
Your project looks great! One suggestion would be to take the stickers off of the planters. That was the only thing that stood out to me.
Donnie great job! Now you can enjoy the tropical atmosphere at home.
This looks great! I loved all the extra information that you provided along the way as well!! I would definitely do this if I had the room in my yard.
Can you post a video of your DIY on the chairs? I love them! The firepit is beautiful! Awesome job!
I think the best part about this video is your positive attitude. The project looks great but hearing you overcome criticism while busting your ass is inspiring. Keep up the hard work 👍
Great job man. Hard work - and it paid off. I learned a lot from what you shared too. Thanks heaps.
When Bob Ross takes a beautiful scene and puts a big black stripe right in the middle of it... and he's like "trust the process."
And it turns into a beautiful forest. This is that. Well done!
Thank you for your service! Yes, this is definitely doable. You did a fantastic job on it and made it look so simple. At the end of the day, if you have the time and have the ability to do it then save the money. Thank you for your videos.
Nice work my guy💪The commentary kept me entertained and engaged🔥
Amazing work, and really Nice finishing touches with the plants! Definetly worth the effort. ❤
I would def DIY over hiring. It looks really good, my man. Bravo Zulu! The one thing I would have done dif…being in a hot, sunny, humid climate, I would have rethought the color that you painted the chairs. Those things are going to absorb a lot of heat.
Looks awesome bro continue to enjoy these projects. Yes id DIY this project no hesitation. Great job buddy
Great job! We do a lot of work ourselves but let me say, our bodies are not happy the next day😂very rewarding tho! And sore 😊
You’re so right. I just started my next project and my body is so sore. Literally been broken for two days. I guess this one took a toll on me. Bummer. I never usually feel this beat up. 🤕
@@DesignsbyDonniethis was a lot!! Good luck on the next project.
Looks fantastic and professional diy. Well done friend! 🙌👏😍
Man that looks amazing! Great job. I don’t understand how an HOA can regulate your backyard. But I’ve got the same problem. I should have made a UA-cam video like you did. Brilliant! Anyways great job. Love your work
Really nice project the decor was icing on the cake
Love this project, but I’m ready for you to do the kitchen 🙌🏼
Thank you for your service and all your sacrifices
It looks amazing
What a lovely project you have created with you bare hands 🙌🏾 ❤ it looks amazing and I am very happy to see how you did it and saved a ton of money (DIY)‼️✅🆒👍🏾 most Definitely would 💫
Very nice!!! Love it!
Beautiful work, Donnie! Really well done! 😃
I don't know how the climate is there, but I hope the bananas gives fruits! It's amazing to eat something fresh from your own yard...
Anyway, about retirement, all I can tell you is to never put all the eggs in the same basket. You know? For example, I have a few houses that I rent. It already helps a lot, but whenever I can finish paying for them (😬) I'm going to put some money into another thing. Perhaps some stocks (but not to trade, but to hold and get the anual money - I forgot the correct name). And then something else... You know?
Anyway, great luck! 😊
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Our climate should produce some fruit 🍌 for sure. I can’t wait for that to happen. Great perspective on the retirement stuff, I didn’t look at it that way but I’m glad you said that though because now it’s got me thinking. I need to get something going…
@DesignsbyDonnie Yeah, and for stocks, for example, you don't even need that much money. You know? For other things you do, but you can always start saving little by little.
Looks great 👍
Beautiful!
Great job brother, God bless you!!!
Wonderful job! This is amazing
You did an amazing job 👏 🙌
Great job. I really enjoyed your video.
Yes I would dyi that project it is absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing!
I think most won’t actually be able to retire like the old fashion way. They say you need per person well over one million dollars to retire. So idk
Any material be it rock, soil, mulch is going to be at least twice as much at Lowe's, Home Depot, or Ace as it is from your local yard. However, if you don't have a truck or trailer to haul away yourself, the delivery fee will eat you alive on these small projects. At my local yard, they charge a flat $50 for the first ten miles, then a per-mile rate. So obviously for a dozen bags worth of material you'll win at Lowe's versus Yard + Delivery
Inspirational!!
Great job! If you knew you werent putting any drainaige, i wouldnt have dug down that deep, so that the pavers are just a little higher than grade.
Nice job,,
Beautiful backyard
Eek banana trees. If you haven’t had those before, you’ll probably regret it. 😬 nice project. Love the patio.
Care to explain? I know nothing about plants
@@OSODIY basically IMO having had banana trees, huge maintenance and time commitment. Just require more attention than I want to give to a fruit tree. my .02. they are like weeds for me.
Honestly if you enjoy diying. I’d say start a busy doing this for others for fun and practice. That way you can charge a mom reasonable price and make yourself more money for retirement and you can post the videos as content of you doing the work bringing in more money for retirement
Great job!
Wow, great job. Looks great. One nit, while you were talking about retirement, you neglected to say what you are putting down after the paver base. Also, I didn't know you could use a table saw to cut pavers.
This is amazing
Awesome job
Donnie, I'm retired and still working! IRA, 401k, Profit Sharing.
Yeah I’m probably gonna work until I physically cannot but I do want to get something planned and in place. I’m trying to figure out if a 401k or IRA is better for me start.
No thanks, I would just pay someone to do it the right way the first time! For me hopefully, I don't get shame for wanting to hire a professional contractor! Most do a great job and are worth the money you spend on them!
Great job, looks fantastic!
Good video, nice commentary more power to you brother
I love the chairs Do you have a video on how you made those
It looks beautiful you did an awesome job 👍🏽
Retirement is available to everyone, no matter the job. I started watching and reading Dave Ramsey and it changed our lives. Also look up the Money Guy show.
So amazing
That turned out wonderful. Good job. That must have hurt after all that work and your wife says she doesn't like it. Are we a little spoiled?????
I like the banana plants but they multiply and soon you have a banana farm😁 now that's an investment 😁
Thats a nice layout
thanks for cost comparison, how much time did you spend? can you add that measure to your project?
Beautiful!!!
loved too!
Impressive. You did a great job whether your wife liked it or not.
Came out pretty cool. Great job!! Just wondering since its a little lower than the ground, where will the rain water go?
That's one heck of an awesome job! Looks perfect! But I have a question since I'm still a rookie at DIY. Can you go into full detail of that method you used to level out that area? I have a 15ft above ground pool I'm about to do and need to level the ground first and haven't found any great videos going into detail of how to do that.
Thank you so much. Well… for me… I dug down about 10” below my grade. At this point it was very far from level. But I laid down two pvc pipes and leveled one of the pipes by pushing dirt underneath the pipe until it was level. Then I placed another pvc pipe down about 2.5 feet away from the other pipe. I placed the level and m both pipes and leveled out the second pipe by building dirt underneath it and some places removing a little more dirt until both pipes were level. Then I put dirt in between the two level pipes and I took my level and slid it across both pipes. This will ensure that the dirt will be level between both pipes. And you keep repeating that process until you’ve completed your area. I was surprised that this method worked but it was really dialed in and perfectly level.
@DesignsbyDonnie that sounds easy enough, and makes sense. Thank you very much for the breakdown. Also, I showed my wife your video and now, I have another project I have to add to the backyard! Lol. So now, it's time for me to get to work and make out own backyard oasis!
I love how you put your wife's likes first over your likes❤❤❤
Beautiful setup you have. Curious where you got the fire pit from? That might be the perf solution for my setup
Great job!!!!
I love it too! Great job!! Wonderful wife 😊
Another great project.
Your house will look like a palace at this rate.
You rock! Thank you, I’m trying to turn our house into place that we never need to escape from. A resort feel would be perfect, but I’m a long ways from that. So far, I’m loving every project though 👍👍
Whenever my wife stares that long at something I'm doing, it's normally a reject 😆
I am sad for you. What did your wife not like? It was beautiful. Nice job. Great thoughts
Great work 💯
What about drainage when it rains?
that's really nice, worth saving the 8 k
I would have paid the neighborhood kids to haul out the sod.
What thickness paver base did u used here?
Where does the water go when it rains?
Yesssssssssa. ! SUB’d!
Anyone saying 401k is a waste of money is trying to make money out of you
umm brother.. what about drainage? has it rained yet?
I agree! I hate the pronunciation of pergola 😩
how in the world is that supposed to drain
$10K. No way ✨✨👍🏾
To answer your question about retirement, I always suggest that the best return on investment is owning investment properties.
You know… I’ve been thinking about that but I’m really nervous to buy another property. I’m afraid about the what if’s? Like, if someone doesn’t rent it. I don’t think that I could handle two mortgages.
@@DesignsbyDonnie a good first approach would be to buy a small rentable townhome or small home that you can rent out out on a long term contract, such as year lease. This is the best way to get your feet wet in investment property ownership. Do a DSCR loan. This is using the revenue generated from the property as qualifying income. Next set aside 6 months of the mortgage costs (Principal, Interest, Escrow). This is a fall back to cover the mortgage in case the it falls apart and you have to sell the home. You will not go underwater this way. Most financial experts will tell you that you are killing it if you get a return of 8% across the board on stocks. The average appreciation in value is 8% on a home. Only 7 times in the last 78 years has appreciation not occurred in homes. Twice it grew 0%. 3 of the other 5 were 08-10. None of them were higher than a 5% loss. There is no better way to generational wealth than home ownership. Unless of course you have a huge influx of cash to invest, like an inheritance.
115 degrees and you devoted that space to a firepit instead of a pool?
Change the wife ! Fire place is beautiful! If she doesn’t like it she can do it herself:)
Hhmm... I like it a lot, but I would've just done it at ground level, rather than lower. Why did you do that? Well, your ground is a lot easier to dig than mine in TX. I have caliche, so I guess that's why I look to raise, rather than lower. Yeah, retirement. Make sure your kids have good jobs. HAHA
Your not the average DIY'er! lol
Btw how is the pergola holding? up seriously think about getting one
401ks are not a scam. You are a scam to yourself if you do not invest in your future and/or an inheritance for your children.
A savings rate over 30% and compounding interest at cap gains rate at 0% will beat a 401k. If you study RMDs, maxed 401ks are the governments savings account. They can’t wait to tax you in your 80s and take all that growth.
My wife didn't like the 100 hours of fucking work I did. Good lord... And then the "copper" 🙄. Typical request.
Your squat is killer. Invest in your health, eat healthy, move your body & open your mind. That is my tip for retirement. Remember you have to make the investment in yourself to enjoy it. 😊
Roth ira
You can tell who wears the pants in that marriage. Sounds like she even took his man voice away.
Wonderful work! As a landscaping contractor, I see a lot of other peoples work. You do better than lot of the professionals I see around the Midwest! I would highly recommend renting a sod cutter to remove sod! It’s super cheap and does all of the hard work for you.
Beautiful 👏