How to Add Value to a Home With DIY Projects

I'm back at another remodel site to show you a cool example of
how you can add some serious value to your home without hiring a
contractor. In this case, the homeowner paneled their ceiling and
added decorative trim and beams for just $1,400.


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We're going informal again today as we're shooting from another
remodel job to talk about making your own ceiling.

The ceiling you see in the video above needed a facelift really
badly—it was what I call a cake frosting ceiling. It also had a
couple big ceiling fans that just weren't very flattering. The
whole ceiling needed to come down, so most of the work was just
demo work to rip down the old drywall.

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This job was done by a homeowner, not a contractor.

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From there, we had a choice of going with drywall again for
the ceiling or to do something that really grabbed the imagination.
We ended up choosing a cedar ceiling for this house. It's just
tongue and groove cedar strips that you can find at Home Depot or
Lowes along with some pre-finished white trim. The white beams you
see are actually just white two-by-fours that are bracketed to the
ceiling and boxed in with more pre-finished trim.

Of course, this was detailed work that took a lot of effort working
overhead with a nail gun and other tools. However, this was done
by a homeowner, not a contractor. If you're thinking about
doing some work in your house and you have just a little bit of
skill, there's no limit to what you can do. Since this ceiling was
a homeowner job, the cedar, the trim, and the beams were only about
a $1,400 DIY job.

If you have any questions about these kinds of projects to lift the
value of a home, don't hesitate to give me a call or send me an
email. I'd love to hear from you!