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These days, weekending warriors and do it yourselfers are stronger, fiercer, and more capable than ever before. This is in part due to all the available tutorials out there on YouTube and other social media networks, not to mention the countless number of home improvement shows that make do it yourself home projects seem easier than ever. And while some are pretty easy and can be done by a capable or experienced do it yourself fixer upper, some are still better left in the hands of a professional. This is especially true when it comes to home plumbing repairs, which can quickly and easily turn into a nightmarish, expensive, and stressful do it yourself disaster if done wrong by an inexperienced weekend warrior!

Generally speaking, people can save a lot of money by learning how to do things on their own. Whether it’s cutting or coloring their own hair, washing and waxing their own car, preparing healthy meals at home, shampooing their own carpets, doing their own landscaping, and much, much more. But refusing to throw in the towel and call a professional plumber when you’re in too deep or making the mistake of not calling a professional plumber to handle a project or plumbing problem in the first place is only going to cost you more in the end. So while you think you’re saving money, you’re actually wasting a lot of it and a lot of time as well.

Keep in mind that just because there’s an available tutorial with step by step instructions on how to tackle a plumbing problem on your own doesn’t mean you should go ahead and do it. Even if you’re one of those ultra handy do it yourselfers that’s well versed in minor plumbing repairs and some of the tools of the trade such as the variety of hose clamp sizes, how to use large hose clamps and how not to use them, as well as all the different types of hose clamps for plumbing, that doesn’t mean you should attempt any kind of plumbing repair. You may be the guru of hose clamp sizes, but when it comes to plumbing repairs, it pays to stay in your lane.