Abel and Weston Beck working on their family’s DIY home renovation.Photo:Courtesy Heather Beck
Courtesy Heather Beck
The Beck family is on a DIY mission to remodel their own home, and everyone is pitching in — even the youngest of the brood. In fact, 7-year-old Abel Beck has become an asset inliterallylaying the groundwork for their new abode.
“People assumed he was home alone, but I don’t think they realized that we don’t even live in the home yet,” she clarifies. “When we show up to work on the house, we all go to work on it and get as much done as we can, which leads to 7-year-olds figuring out flooring on their own because he wanted to help like the rest of us.”
That’s not the only thing Abel can help with, though. Heather says her son can tile showers and backsplashes, hang drywall and install electrical outlet covers. Abel is confident working with a drill and any other power tools, and he can help with plumbing and painting.
Abel Beck paints the walls of his family’s new home.Courtesy Heather Beck
Between Abel, his 13-year-old brother Hayden and their parents, the renovation is coming along well, despite the fact that they’re not professional contractors. Heather says this is actually the third home she’s flipped with her husband.
“My husband is very smart and is very good at figuring out how to do things,” she notes. “He has always been a DIY type of guy.”
The family’s do-it-yourself spirit also sources from their goals to be debt-free in a few years. The Becks sold their 3,000-sq.-ft. property and moved to what their TikTok bio describes as a “fixer upper 90s home.” Heather tells PEOPLE they don’t plan to take out any loans for the home renovation.
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Abel Beck and his 13-year-old brother Hayden working on their family’s DIY home renovation.Courtesy Heather Beck
While some aspects of their plan to live debt-free — like downsizing and going the DIY route — may seem tough, the mom of two says she sees a smaller home as an opportunity to spend more time together as a family and “be more present in each others' lives.”
Plus, she’s more than happy to have her sons' help in making the new place as special as possible.
“Doing this type of remodel is hard work and stressful, but it’s a temporary solution for a much happier long-term goal,” she explains. “Plus, we all get to learn how to do new things. When my children grow up they will be able to fix the things they have as well. I want them to live a debt-free life as well.”
source: people.com