[LazyPup]

Quote from Terry Cousins: " The catch 22 is that you can only get that confidence by making mistakes."

At first I had to chuckle when i read that statement, but as i contemplated it a moment I can only add, a truer statement was never made.

In many aspects of home repair I beleive that if given enough time to research their project a skilled DIY'er is capable of creating the same level of professionanism as the skilled tradesman. and sad to say, in some areas the advantage lies with the homeowner because they do have the luxury of taking the time and being extremely attentive to detail. The homeowners disadvantage is that when things don't go quite by the book they are lost for an immediate solution.

The tradesman has the advantage that in most cases they do have all the necessary tools, and a good working knowledge of the technical aspects of the job, but when it comes right down to the bottom line, In most cases the true Mark Of Professionalism is seen in the tradesmans ability to make a mistake and quickly identify it and take the proper corrective actions to overcome it without too much difficulty.