[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"/blog/post/to-diy-or-not-rethink-these-6-home-projects":3,"/blog/post/to-diy-or-not-rethink-these-6-home-projects-surround":133,"/blog/post/to-diy-or-not-rethink-these-6-home-projects-related":144},{"id":4,"title":5,"authors":6,"badge":12,"body":14,"date":121,"description":122,"extension":123,"image":124,"meta":126,"navigation":127,"path":128,"seo":129,"stem":130,"tags":131,"__hash__":132},"posts/3.blog/post/to-diy-or-not-rethink-these-6-home-projects.md","To DIY or Not: Rethink These 6 Home Projects",[7],{"name":8,"to":9,"avatar":10},"Malone Walker","",{"src":11},"/avatars/malone-walker.webp",{"label":13},"Fences",{"type":15,"value":16,"toc":111},"minimark",[17,21,30,35,38,45,49,52,59,63,66,73,77,80,87,91,94,101,105,108],[18,19,20],"p",{},"It’s time to make some repairs and improvements around your home, and you’re trying to figure out ways to save money and make your home look good. 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