How is there not a Home Improvement and Maintenance Group?

[Caution]

Anyone up for this? I envision advice and pointers to sites containing good advice as well as recommended area contractors/installers and possibly even a "Great Deal on X over a Store Y"

The group could also cover home decorating.

Any takers?

[Kathy in Cambridge]

1. I'm totally up for that group

I always have a decorating project going on...

[achtung_circus]

2. Maybe,

See here.

<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x2023356>

[Caution]

3. I think these may have cross-over but they are really two

different groups. While a lot of woodworking cover home improvement issues, not all woodworking does and certainly not all home improvement involves woodworking

[MrUnderhill]

4. Great idea! But if they don't start one... try here

http://www.handymanwire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php

I've found them to be very useful.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

5. Something tells me talking about great deals on stuff could be a problem

who's to say a poster isn't a paid salesperson?

[AlCzervik]

6. i would totally enjoy that group

i actually tiled 2 bathrooms in the past year by myself.

[XNASA]

7. I'm in.

I'm on my 4th home remodel.

And I'm startin' on the basement/rec room soon.

[MrUnderhill]

8. Is that for your 4th home? Or...

... did you screw it up the first three times? ;-)

[XNASA]

9. Depends who you ask.

I think I did screw up the first one pretty good. In the end, things turned out fine, but I did spin my wheels a lot.

Actually, our current home (our 4th) has had the most work.

So I wouldn't mind sharing my experiences while they're still fresh in my mind.

:-)

[Caution]

10. bump

anyone else?

[procrastinator]

11. Could we invite Tim Allen

to come in and participate? :-)