I get my Projects done Faster with my Home Improvement Help Club
Home Improvement Help Club
Back when I started my home improvement project, I knew I was in for a huge challenge. The shear thought of accomplishing all the repairs and updates by myself was a discouraging thought. Luckily a friend of mine had a similar home improvement project he was working on.
With the two home improvement projects that we had going, we decided to put our heads together and help each other out. Each of us made a list of our home improvement projects and we then worked out a plan to complete them.
The Home Improvement Help Club has been working for two years+ and counting (since summer 2006). Current club members are Dennis, Vince and Jim. The Home Improvement Club has worked well and we all enjoy it. Working together actually makes projects fun and go a lot faster. The fact that I give up one night a week is minimal. I got used to one night a week shortly after we started and look forward to Home Improvement help Club every week
Working the Home Improvement Help Club
Our Home Improvement Club basically consists of three people (on a regular basis).
The club meets once a week usually at 5:00 PM and alternates every week between the three houses. Most often we plan a night to work that is convenient for all. Generally our work night options are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. By having three different nights as options we usually find a suitable night to work home improvement for each person involved.
Occasionally problems do arise when one person cant show. Not a problem. See how we arrange to "make up time" In the Home Improvement Help Club scheduling chart below.
Home Improvement Help Club Scheduling |
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| This chart is intended to be an example of how we handle persons missing a Home Improvement Help Club night. | ||||
Work Week |
Normal Work Schedule |
Alternate Work Schedule 1
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Alternate Work Schedule 2
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Alternate Work Schedule 3
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Week 1 |
Vince - Jim - Dennis |
Vince - Jim |
Vince - Jim - Dennis |
Vince - Jim - Dennis |
Week 2 |
Jim - Dennis - Vince |
Jim - Vince |
(Jim - Vince Tuesday) |
SKIP |
Week 3 |
Dennis - Vince - Jim |
Vince - Jim - Dennis |
Dennis - Vince - Jim |
Jim - Dennis - Vince |
Week 4 |
Vince - Jim - Dennis |
Jim - Dennis |
(Vince - Dennis Wednesday) |
Dennis - Vince - Jim |
Week 5 |
Jim - Dennis - Vince |
Dennis - Jim |
Jim - Dennis - Vince |
SKIP |
Week 6 |
Dennis - Vince - Jim |
Jim - Dennis - Vince |
Dennis - Vince - Jim |
SKIP |
Week 7 |
Vince - Jim - Dennis |
Dennis - Vince - Jim |
Vince - Jim - Dennis |
Vince - Jim - Dennis |
Week 8 |
Jim - Dennis - Vince |
Vince - Jim - Dennis |
(Jim - Dennis Thursday) |
Jim - Dennis - Vince |
Home improvement Help Club Benefits
By having two or more people working on a home improvement project you essentially reduce your labor time by half. But more importantly, having a buddy there to help is a huge inspiration to get the job done. Having a buddy help with home improvement is a huge relief to the stress of "Do it Yourself" type work. Your buddy can provide a different opinion or different suggestions with certain home remodeling questions you may encounter and also offer support when you might have doubts. Additionally, the fact that another person may have the tool required for a specific job is a huge help. Within the Home Improvement Help Club, my buddies and I were able to share many tools throughout our remodeling projects which kept our home improvement cost down.
Home Improvement Help Club Un-Spoken Rules
- The host of Home Improvement Help night supplies:
- Food
- Beverages
- materials
- Guidelines:
- Plans to meet are generally made on Mondays
- Work times run typically 5 PM to 8 PM
- Tools are shared between each person
- Everyone is on the lookout for good material deals for each person
- Time for time is shared between each person (see Home Improvement Help Club chart above)
- The Un-Spoken rules are NOT set in stone (The main goal is to Help each other and have good times improving our homes)
- Everyone is allowed emergency home improvement callouts when needed.
- Almost forgot... Every now and then the Honey's can pull a to do list.