A “DIY-obsessed” woman has transformed her backyard into a luxury resort for approximately AU$38,000 ($25,000). Jade Strang, a 30-year-old entrepreneur from Australia started getting into DIY when she was a child and is in the process of totally renovating her ‘90s home. She says she taught herself to do everything because she doesn’t “overly trust” tradespeople to do as good a job as her.
Her latest incredible transformation involved the backyard at her family home in the Northern Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, which took her around 15 months. It was a basic garden with a forest of trees, but, now, it has a renovated pool, artificial grass, and a pergola. And she did the entire thing herself, with the help of her husband, Joel, 31, her daughter Lacey, 11, and her son, Nixon, 6.
Ms. Strang’s online fans love her backyard pergola, which she was able to build for a lower cost by doing everything herself. She estimates that if she'd hired tradespeople to do it for her, labor alone would have cost around AU$3,000 ($1,900).
But thanks to her DIY skills, she kept costs to a minimum. “I am super proud of it,” she said. “I love that my husband and I put all that effort in and how it has turned out.
“I get really excited about creating something and feel super proud of myself and my husband when we have completed a job.” Ms. Strang bought her home in the suburbs of the Gold Coast for $1.
3 million and has been renovating it ever since. She said: “There was.