There’s something about spring that turns sunlight into an unpaid home inspector. Suddenly, the same walls you ignored all winter look scuffed, the carpet is showing its' age, small imperfections stand out, and the leaky faucet has apparently awakened the home improvement gremlins. This is the time of year when desire, dreaming, and planning turn into action. Budgets are reviewed and confidence is tested.
To get a clearer perspective, I spoke with two professionals who see home improvement from different angles, Sam Turpen of Turpen’s Painting and Travis Trinidad, Department Supervisor at Lowe’s on Evansville’s west side. Together, they offer practical, real‑world insight into everything from tackling DIY projects to recognizing when a job is better left to a professional.
