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DIY: Yenze…Unako

Bendisoloko ndiyinto yokuzenzela (DIY)-ngokwemiba yokuyila yekhaya lam, okt, ukutshintsha ilaphu elikwimiqamelo, iindonga zokupeyinta, ubugcisa obujingayo, ukuhlengahlengisa ifanitshala, kodwa iiprojekthi zam zeDIY zasiwa kwindawo yokuhlala. inqanaba elitsha ngokupheleleyo ngaphandle kwesidingo. Ndandingumama ongenaqabane loonyana ababini ababehlala kwindlu eyalupheleyo. Ndandingakwazi ukuqesha abantu ukuba benze konke okwakufuneka kwenziwe, ngoko ke ndagqiba ekubeni ndizenzele ngokwam iiprojekthi. Ndingathanda i-DIY imini yam kude nditshintshe ii-slats zocingo, ukucheba imithi, ukubethelela izikhonkwane ezincinci kwimigangatho yeenkuni eziqhekekileyo, kwaye nditshintshe kwaye ndipeyinte iplanga langaphandle. Abasebenzi kwiDepho Yasekhaya yasekuhlaleni baye bandazi kwaye babendinika amacebiso baze bandikhokelele kwizixhobo ezichanekileyo. Babengabalandeli bam. Ndaziva ndinamandla kwaye ndaneliseka ngeprojekthi nganye endiyigqibileyo.

Emva koko ndiye ndagqabhuka umbhobho wamanzi phantsi kwesinki, ndaye ndafowunela umtywini. Wakuba ulungisiwe umbhobho, ndacela ukuba ahlole yonke imibhobho yam phantsi kweesinki. Emva kokuvavanya, wachaza yonke imibhobho yobhedu eza kufuneka itshintshwe. Undinike uqikelelo ndaske ndanexabiso. Ngaphambi kokuba ndikulungele ukuhlawula, ndagqiba ekubeni ndiphande ngokuyenza ngokwam. Le yayingo-2003, ngoko ke kwakungekho YouTube yokundikhokela. Ndaya kwi-Home Depot yasekhaya ndaya kwi-plumbing department. Ndachaza ukuba kufuneka nditshintshe imibhobho ye-sink, ngoko ke kunye nemibhobho, izihlanganisi, kunye nezixhobo endizidingayo, ndathenga "Ukuphuculwa kweKhaya 123” incwadi enika imiyalelo yenyathelo nenyathelo. Ndaye ndagqiba ekubeni ndiqale ngesinki enye ukuze ndibone ukuba ndingayenza ... kwaye ndiyenzile! Ndaye ndagqiba ekubeni ndingatshintsha iisinki ezindala kunye neetephu ngelixa ndisenza imibhobho yamanzi. Ngokuthe ngcembe, kunye nokukhala kokuqala kokudanduluka kunye nokuqikelela okwesibini, ndatshintsha yonke imibhobho, iisinki kunye neempompo kumagumbi okuhlambela amathathu kunye nekhitshi lam. Imibhobho ayizange ivuze, neetepu zasebenza…Ndandizenzele ngokwam! Ndamangaliswa, ndonwabile, kwaye ndaziva ngathi ndingenza nantoni na. Oonyana bam bebethetha “ngomama wabo osebenza ngemibhobho yamanzi” kangangeminyaka. Babenelunda ngokuzingisa nokuzimisela kwam, ibe nam ndandizidla. Ndaziva ndiphumelele into eyandenza ndazithemba, ndaza ndonwaba.

Iiprojekthi ze-DIY ziyindlela emangalisayo gcina kwaye uphucule impilo yengqondo. Ulonwabo endiye ndanalo xa iprojekthi igqityiwe alunakulinganiswa. Ukuba nokuzithemba ukwenza iiprojekthi ezintsha ukumelana nexesha. Uxinzelelo lwemali luyehla xa uqonda ukuba akufuneki ufowunele umntu olungisayo ngalo lonke ixesha kukho into efuna ukuhoywa. Amava am njenge-DIY-er yayiyenye yemfuneko eyajika yaba ngumnqweno. Ke hamba uye kujongana nemibhobho yakho yamanzi, okanye unditsalele umnxeba, ndiza kukwenza nge-DIY.