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Imani Keal

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65 total appearances

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Today, Explained
DIY or don’t?

And the potential for damage that can come...

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from water to me is a lot greater than other things.

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You know, years ago when I was doing a DIY project, not at my house, but at my mother's house, I accidentally turned the stop valve and the water just was shooting.

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And it was dripping down the chandelier in her living room onto the floor.

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Oh my gosh.

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Replace all the hardwood floor.

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I think I know my limits.

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You know, I can replace a vanity and change out like a bathroom sink.

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But say, for example, my sink in my kitchen, the copper pipes needed to be replaced.

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And I recognize that that was something that was too much for me because I'm not going to come in here with the blowtorch and get it hot and solder and put the copper pipes.

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I'm not doing it.

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I called a very nice man to handle that.

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Because we all know people who get so excited about buying a house.

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Then they buy the house again.

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And the house is hideous.

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They keep the same teeny tiny Ikea couch.

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They never get a bigger rug.

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They never move in.

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And it always feels like, oh, well, you know, when the next person is here, when I move for the resale value and I'm like,

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Even after spending all of this money, you're still not living in your home to the fullest so that you can make sure that your home will be nice for the person that you might sell it to in 25 years.