These days, you can fix most minor repairs without the help of professionals. Popular belief is that you only need some tools and suitable YouTube videos, and you are good to go. Well, that is not entirely true. If anything, there are some projects that you would be better off leaving to a handyperson or contractor.

In this blog post, you will discover seven of them. If you were about to get started with anyone on this list, call it off!

Removing chipped paint

We know that chipped paint can be irritating to look at, especially when little chunks constantly fall off. However, if your home was built before 1978, removing it yourself can be dangerous for you and those around you.

That is because paint before that period contained serious and harmful amounts of lead, and you never know if your house was painted with it. It can cause lead poisoning, which is more severe in children.

It is best to invite an expert who will work according to the regulations that guide the removal of lead-based paint.

Redoing the bathroom plumbing

You may have successfully repaired a leaky bathroom pipe or the running toilet, but do not let that minor achievement fool you. Your entire bathroom plumbing system comprises a series of pipes.

Redoing the plumbing can also be dangerous because it puts you in the danger of electrocution, not to speak of a flooded bathroom.

Repairing your roof shingles

Repairing your roof shingles may seem as easy as climbing a ladder and taking apart the bad ones, but you may be exposing the interior of your home to damage. You can mess things up. When that happens, attic leaks may occur. Instead of passing through the roof gutters, the water may also go in the wrong direction.

Installing a light fixture

By now, you should have realized that electrical DIYs should be avoided. An online tutorial that shows you how to install a new light fixture may not provide all the information you need.

For instance, active wires may still be in the box, and when you touch them without knowing, it can cause electrocution.

Finishing up unfinished rooms

It may seem like a good idea to use materials from a construction project to finish up your attic or a room in the home. However, you may be wrong for many reasons. You have no prior knowledge of the room’s architectural design and would not know the resources that have gone into building it.

So, your additions may cause structural damage over time or increase the weight of that room.

Drilling walls

Drilling walls is also dangerous because you do not know what wires or pipes could be hidden behind them. As such, your innocent attempt to install a new TV may result in electrocution, or you may burst a pipe.

Replacing your window

Whether you are tired of waiting for your handyperson or would like to do more repairs yourself, a DIY with your window is not such a great idea. Although it is not dangerous, you can do some damage that will cost even more to repair.