How to get hubby to do a better job on our home remodels?
Question:We've been in this 2 bedroom 1950's house for a year and have updated everything except the garage. We're converting it into a master bedroom/office/laundry room because I have a baby on the way which needs a bedroom.
I appreciate all my hubby’s help and the house looks much better than it did before. However, since the house was so nasty when we bought it, we were rushing to get everything done so it would be comfortable and there are a lot of sloppy areas which aren’t simple touch-ups – they’d need to be redone.
Hubby is impatient while working on the house and often gets frustrated because we don’t always have the right tools/materials and he is always losing stuff. He’s not detailed and likes to do things the quickest and easiest way possible. He knows how to do things the right way if he’d spend a little more time on projects.
I am a perfectionist and want this garage remodel to be done right and look nice since it will be my sanctuary but we can’t afford to hire a professional to do it. Hubby is a great loving person but when he works on the house, he gets frustrated and in a bad mood and it’s hard to tell him that I don’t like how he did things. I help out a lot but it’s hard to work with him. How can I persuade him to be patient, take his time and do things right on this project?
Answers:
I am a contractor and simply put ...a rushed job is never a good job.tell him to take his time and do it right the first time .tell him to do it as if he were doing it for a paying customer who wants quality over speed.
My hubby is the same way. He gets all overwhelmed and freaks out and end up with a mess. What has helped is if he can get a friend to help him, or if we just break the big projects down into small pieces so that he doesnt feel like it has to all be done like right now. The conversion that yall are doing sounds like a big project so if I were you I would just tell him you dont care if it takes a year, and do the most important part first. Just keep reminding him that the 2 of you will prolly live there for years, so he can take his time. good-luck.
Well...I think your husband is probably doing the best he can...he lives there too, right? Did you ever think that that maybe he HAD done the best he could? Maybe you should pay to have it done by a professional... if perfection is that important to you.
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