On-Site Remodeling Coaching & Instruction

Charlottesville's Own Frugal DIY

Frugal DIY is a local woman owned family business and began as more of a missions expedition than a business. We started out by making ourselves available to help those in need. As the economy worsened, our workload increased. It got to the point where our volunteer time was over capacity, and our own careers were feeling the effects of the recession. Then one day we received a request from a neighbor of one of the familes we helped out. They wanted to replace the deck on the back of their house but couldn't fit the contractor's prices into their budget. They asked us, "Can you just get us going and show us how to do the work?" Well, we did just that. They bought the materials from the list we helped them make, and did the hard work with Frugal DIY's lead man by their side. In 3 weeks of after-work and weekend deck building, the deck was completed at a savings of 63% off of what the lowest priced contractor had quoted them! They were so thrilled, the passed us on to friends and co-workers. We quickly became so busy we gave up our 9-5 jobs to establish Frugal DIY as Charlottesville's and Central Virginia's leading alternative to high contractor prices!

Since that first Frugal day so long ago, we've helped many homeowners just like them, and just like you, get all kinds of home improvement and remodeling projects done for an average savings of over 45% and as much as 71% off contractor prices. We're not contractors, we're personal on-site coaches! You do the work, we'll show you how! Our Frugal DIY Pro coaching staff averages 18 years experience, with at least 10 years experience in our most junior Pro!

You've never built a deck or
installed new windows?

Great! You're the perfect Frugal DIY customer! Most home improvement and remodeling projects have an element of technical knowledge, skill and experience that are required to successfully complete them. Often much of the work is repetitive in nature. For example, when building a deck there may be 60 deck boards to install. Once we show you how to do a few and get you going, all you have to do it repeat the steps 50 more times! It's the same with installing kitchen cabinets or vinyl replacement windows. Once we show you how to install the first few windows, the next 10 will usually follow the same exact process. Don't worry...if you get stuck, we're ready to respond and pull you out! We'll be by your side as much as you need us to be and only leave you to work on your own when you and our Pro agree that you've picked up enough skill and knowledge to do the job properly. If we've left you to work on your own and you run into a snag, we're just a phone call away.

Central Virginia's Only
Frugal DIY Coach

We're a local Charlottesville business. We live, work and play in our community just like you do. We're big enough to handle just about any home improvement and remodeling project, and small enough to give every customer the best in service and personal attention. Use the form above, or give us a call today at (434) 202-4198 to get started. While some of the work may not be "easy", working with Frugal DIY is!

If you're thinking that you just may not be able to perform some of the more physically demanding work for your project, don't worry! We have a great list of laborers that just can't wait to work on your project! Digging 20 holes for deck footers in Virginia clay is no easy task for sure! We can call upon labor help, or in the case of this many holes, we'll help you hire a subcontractor with a tractor and an auger to dig all 20 holes in an hour or two! We work smart! Frugal-smart and easy-smart!

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