After 25 months of renovating, with one building renovation under our belt, and two more in various stages of completion—we've learned a lot along the way and would like to share the real cost of renovation and whether it makes sense to do some, most or all of the work yourself.

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00:00 - Quick Background Primer
00:30 - Community-centric Programs -    • Garden Tours, Creative Residencies, M...  
01:40 - What We'd Like to Accomplish in This Video
01:50 - How Our Situation May be Different Than Yours
03:10 - No Reference for Prices
04:26 - Planning a Budget
06:00 - Start with a Small Project
07:47 - How Much You'll Pay for Labor
08:25 - How Much We Were Quoted for Reno
10:20 - Lack of Skilled Tradespeople
11:35 - Wake Up Call
13:30 - Is it Worth it For You to do the Work?
15:40 - Keeping Track of Your Work Hours
17:00 - What We Saved By Doing Work Ourselves
18:40 - Why We May Have Saved More
19:20 - Standard Kitchen Remodel Costs
20:15 - Downsides/Upsides of DIY
22:10 - DIY Reno is Serious Commitment
23:23 - Wrap Up

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