TV home makeover shows give "DIY-ers" false confidence in renovation ability

Watching an episode or two of This Old House or Extreme Makeover is all you need to do to master the art of home renovation, right? Wrong. In the October issue of New Homes Magazine, which hits the shelves on Friday and the ‘net today, columnist and professional home inspector Tom Corbett recounts some of the various renovation snafus committed by overzealous do-it-yourselfers.

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked to do damage control for a do-it-yourself enthusiast who has watched too many TV programs and wreaked havoc on his or her house.

Read all about it in Tom’s “New construction corner.”

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