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The intrepid DIY builder may be the wrong person to convince, as several posters suggested. I'd compliment his ambition, all the time pushing for what the family wants/needs (more house now), says PeterJ. I'd be looking Mom in the eye when I paint the picture of Dad with no time. . . . Plant the seed, let her do the 'convincing.' JoeH has the same idea. Build what he wants, he says. After wife notices you did the shell in a (pick a day), she'll be your inside salesman.