Being frugal and doing things yourself are admirable qualities, however, those qualities mean that you will run into problems.
If you have a crew of workers then many problems won’t be a problem, but when you are working alone you have to use your brain to come up with solutions.
If you have ever tried to put sheetrock or plywood on a ceiling you know what I am talking about. How do you hold the sheet in place above your head and nail it at the same time.
A man working alone only have 2 hands.
This book will give you some tips and techniques that make those hands seems multiplied.