Best Home Improvement Apps for DIY-ers
For some people, there is no better way to spend a day than by planning an improvement to their home, drawing up the plans and then putting it to life. It can be something as simple as hanging a picture or a new shelf, or it can be something as spectacular as building a barbeque in the back yard or installing an entire solar panel system on the roof of their house.
Whatever your home improvement ideas may be and however skilled you may be, you will probably be able to get something from using the following home improvement apps.
Houzz
Before anything else, you need an idea. For some of us, home improvement ideas come as naturally as breathing. Unfortunately, there are also home improvement enthusiasts who love to do stuff themselves, but whose idea pools might not be as deep as some people’s. Houzz is a world-famous website with a huge online community where you can find new amazing ideas about architecture, interior design, home improvement and DIY, 24/7. Houzz app is a fountain of inspiration for anyone who wants to do something amazing in their home.
MagicPlan
If you are planning to do any major works in your home, such as moving walls, installing new windows or something like that, you need to have a floor plan. Drawing your floor plan can be tricky, especially if you are not a pro. Luckily, there is an app that anyone can use in their home and end up with a professional-grade floor plan. It is called MagicPlan and it uses photos that you take of your home, plus calibrations to provide you with a precise floor plan.
TapPainter
Anyone who has ever painted a room, let alone the entire home, knows how difficult it can be to find the right color and the right hue that will work in that particular room. In the past, you either had to imagine the color from the color wheel or slap one color after another on your wall. With TapPainter, you can try out as many colors as you want, using a photo of your room and the software that allows you to modify the colors to fit your space perfectly.
Power Cost Monitor
In case you have decided to “green up” your home and install green home improvements, an app like Power Cost Monitor from Blue Line Innovations is the perfect choice. It will determine how much energy you spend and help you save energy. With this app, you will also be able to track how much money you are saving with the new green home improvements that you financed with Ygrene or some other green improvement financing company. This app will require their monitors as well, but it more than pays off.
Handyman Calculator
Home improvement often involves quite a bit of math and since not all of us are Dustin Hoffman from Rain Man, a calculator can be of huge help. Well, how about a calculator which already has innumerable preprogrammed equations that people use when doing home improvements? This is exactly what Handyman Calculator is. It will take care of all your DIY calculating needs and it will even be able to take care of the stuff you didn’t even know you need to calculate.
