When doing renovations or simple jobs around the home, it’s often better to hire someone who knows what they are doing.

However, many people choose to do the job themselves, or they go cheap and hire someone else who doesn’t know what they are doing. In the long run, either of these options could end up spending you much more than if you had hired a true pro from the get-go.

Here are 50 examples that show going and paying for the professional route is usually the best route.