Renovations you should -- and shouldn't -- do yourself

It may not seem too difficult to install a new kitchen sink or a dimmer switch for your dining room.

But when that sink won't stop making awful gurgling noises or that dimmer box winds up melted, many homeowners find themselves going to a professional.

"We quite often and go in and when we're tearing things apart we witness things that homeowners have already attempted themselves," said Mike Crossman, the owner of New View Design and Remodeling in Cleveland. "If no one gets hurt, it's quite comical in a way."