So you buy a house, you’re in awe of how perfect everything seems, and then… a light switch stops working. The toilet starts running at all hours of the night for no apparent reason. You find yourself wanting to do something to make that blank wall a little less… blank. At first, you might call someone out to fix these things for you, or to design a space, but you quickly realize that sometimes, this isn’t cost effective, and you want to learn how to take care of these things yourself. Where to begin?

Who am I?

I’m Andrew Laine, the Hesitant Handyman. I started this blog as a twofold endeavor-to document my journey in learning skills in home improvement and woodworking, and to help others discover, like I did, that doing it yourself doesn’t need to be scary-you just need to take the time to learn the skills and improve them with repetition.