There are many benefits to being able to DIY your home improvement projects. You can save a lot of money in labor costs as well as avoid having to pay a general contractor. Both of which can be quite expensive. Additionally, if you decide to do most of the home improvements on your own, you can also pay cash as you go by breaking the projects up into smaller projects and by purchasing only the materials you need when you need them. However, if there is any aspect of the project that you are unsure of, it may be worth spending the extra money to hire a professional. The main reason for this is if you should happen to make any mistakes, you could create an unsafe environment and spend more money to have a professional come in to remove what you had done and redo everything.