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Top 5 BUILT NOT BOUGHT TRICKS

Top 5 BUILT NOT BOUGHT TRICKS
There’s nothing like getting stuck into a new project or revamping an existing one. We look at five good reasons for doing it yourself.

1. SAVE MONEY

There’s nothing wrong with farming stuff out if you can’t do it, especially if you haven’t got the time or somewhere to work from. But doing things for yourself and on a budget is where most people get off.

Budget doesn’t mean shonky work because if you take your time to learn stuff and find out how it’s done properly — as we’ll see — you can carry out work that looks like

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