DIY Design and Consulting. General contractor. Lic # 946817

06/04/2025

Thank you Don Hoffman! You and your wife, Roberta, were a pleasure to work with!

06/03/2025

We're proud to share the completion of our latest project! With over 30 years of experience, our licensed, bonded, and insured team (Lic # 946817) is dedicated to delivering exceptional craftsmanship.

Whether you're considering a remodel, need repairs, planning an addition, or embarking on new construction, we're here to bring your vision to life.

📞 Contact us today to discuss how we can assist with your next project! Call/text (707) 326-7347 or 209-294-1888

05/14/2025

Looking for a bathroom remodel Maybe a new deck to entertain your guests this summer, maybe a new ADU. Here at DIY Design and Consulting, as a general contractor, we specialize in multiple trades, so everything is done in-house by one of our highly trained professionals. Give us a call today to schedule an appointment with availability starting as soon as next week. License #946817

01/03/2025

11/16/2024

If you have any remodeling, repairs, an addition, a garage conversion, etc., we would be happy to look at your project and give you an estimate!

10/01/2024

To my best friend ....my travel companion.....my person......today we will celebrate 14 years of marriage. I know it's been a "bumpy road" with a lot of ups and downs and twists and turns but we've stayed true to our relationship and it's made us stronger each year.....as our song says...."God blessed the broken road that led me straight to you" ........happy 14th anniversary baby doll here's to many many more years traveling on this road of life...
LOVE YOU MOSTEST TO INFINITY!!!

09/29/2024

REMODELING ISNT A SKILL.

It’s about 10 trades, dozens of skills, and a whole lot of experiences. You don’t learn remodeling, you learn skills and use them to react to problems. You learn a process. Remodeling is a challenge and constant problem solving upon discovery. You are at the mercy of existing conditions and must figure out how to get the end results you want. Don’t believe us, read these brief overviews of each phase of remodeling.

Demolition isn’t just swinging sledge hammers. Demo for remodeling requires planning and preparedness. It’s identifying what’s inside a wall cavity. It’s disconnecting plumbing and electrical so demolition can be done safely. It’s knowing how things go together and common building practices so you can disassemble things. It’s dust control for people living in the home.

Framing isn’t just for entire houses. Remodeling requires framing knowledge. It’s crowning studs all the same way. It’s understanding blocking, load bearing wall sections, headers, footings, posts, trusses, joists, wall layout, and terminology, etc. It’s ensuring things are flat, square, level, and plumb.

Plumbing isn’t just water running down hill and things not leaking. It’s supply water, pressure and balancing, filtering, and fixture units. It’s venting, pipe size, slope, and traps. Remodeling can require a lot of plumbing, especially when adding, expanding, or rearranging fixtures.

HVAC isn’t just supply air to a room. It’s air returns, supply air, air exchanging, air quality, make up air, ventilation, etc. Remodeling doesn’t always require this, but a lot of it still has to be known for when it arises.

Electrical is almost always encountered when remodeling. New switches, lights, receptacles, etc. Floor heat systems, new circuits, loads, amperage, wattage, volts, line drop, wire size, etc. Wiring is often in the way or needs moved or extended. This can be tricky when access is minimal.

Trim carpentry should be a major skill of remodeling. From installing cabinets to baseboard, casing, coping, scribing and crown, it is some of most noticed work.

A remodel rarely happens without a change in flooring. Knowing products, thickness, wear thickness, substrate requirements, deflection, slip resistance, underlayments, sound deadening, etc are all factors. It’s not just slap down whatever was cheapest at the big box store.

Drywall/plaster seems easy enough, right? There are actually screws types, screw patterns, thicknesses, fire lids, air sealing, setting compounds, specialty tools, different finish levels, etc. knowing and getting it done correctly matters.

Painting, anyone can do it. But as a remodeler you need to know how to caulk, blend, spray, roll, mask, recommend sheens, know paint types and primers, all to do a quality paint job.

Tile isn’t just sticking pieces to a wall or floor. It’s anti fracture membranes, uncoupling membranes, waterproofing, mortars, grouts, sealants, prep, layout, cutting, polishing, and so much more.

All this to say, remodeling isn’t the hardest job in the world, but it does require a lot of knowledge, skills, and experience to do......

Home improvement

06/27/2024

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A customer asked me how much it cost to do this job....
I answered him: $ 1500
He said: So expensive for this job?
I asked: How much do you think it would cost you?
He answers me: $ 800 maximum... That's a pretty simple job right? !"
- For $ 800 I invite you to do it yourself.
- But.... I don't know how to.
- For $800 I'll teach you how to. So besides saving you $700, you'll get the knowledge for the next time you want
- It seemed right to him and he agreed.
- But to get started: you need tools: A welder, grinder, chop saw, drill press, welding hood, gloves etc...
- But I don't have all these equipment and I can't buy all of these for one job.
- Well then for another $300 more I'll rent my stuff to you so you can do it.
- Okay, he says.
- Okay! Tuesday I'm waiting for you to start doing this work
- But I can't on Tuesday I only have time today.
- I'm sorry, but I'm only available Tuesday to teach you and lend you my stuff. Other days are busy with other customers.
- Okay! That means I'm going to have to sacrifice my Tuesday, give up my tasks.
- I forgot. To do your job yourself, you also have to pay for the nonproductive factors.
- That is? What is this?"
- Bureaucratic, tax, vat, security, insurance, fuel etc.
- Oh no!... But to accomplish these tasks, I'm going to spend more money and waste a lot of time!
- Do you have them? You can do it to me before?"
- Okay!
- I'll make you all the material you need. Truck loading is done Monday evening or Tuesday morning you'll have to come by 6 loading the truck. Don't forget to be on time to avoid traffic jams and be on time
- At 6??? Nope! Too early for me! I used to getting up later...
- You know, I've been thinking. Y ' all better get the job done. I'd rather pay you the $1500. If I had to, it wouldn't be perfect and it would cost me a lot more.

When you pay for a job, especially handcrafted, you pay not only for the material used, but also:
- Knowledge
- Experience
- Study
- Tools
- Services
- Time to go
- punctuality
- Accountability
- Professionalism
- Accuracy
- Guaranteed
- Patents
- Sacrifices
- Safety and security
- Payment of tax obligations
Critiquing the work of others based on pricing is not fair. The fees I would charge for a similar task are considerably higher than what is indicated here, but the emphasis lies in the principle rather than the specific amount.
Only by knowing all the elements necessary for the production of a certain work can you estimate the actual cost.

05/31/2023

Created a bathroom for clients!

03/31/2023

Recently finished a remodel!

01/13/2023

We are a general contractor (Lic #946817 / Class B & C47) in Valley Springs, CA. We do remodels, repairs, additions, new structures, concrete, decks, fences, etc. We are also licensed to sell manufactured homes (championhomes.com) and do all work on manufactured homes, including set-ups & re-leveling. We would be happy to help you. Call or text Marc at 707-326-7347 / 209-294-1888