Do it yourself, not hire someone

Worth it, barely

You come out $410 ahead.

• It stops being worth it once an hour of your time is worth more than $33.67. You put $20.00.
• For every $1 saved, it costs you $0.73.
• What it costs: extras $250, your time $600, risk $240.

This is a worked example with illustrative figures, not data about any real person or company. Change any of them in the calculator and the answer changes with them.

How this answer was worked out

Every formula is written out on the formulas page.

What the calculator asks you

• What the hired labour would cost
• Tools and materials you would have to buy
• Hours of your own time
• What an hour of your time is worth
• Chance you end up hiring someone anyway
• What putting it right would cost

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