A local Maui flooring and window covering business is pushing do-it-yourself options as contractors stay booked up, which is good news for homeowners who want to renovate without waiting.

• Abbey Carpet of Maui, run by Warren Oricasa, has been in business 35 years and recently won a best of Maui award.
• The shop is one of only four Hunter Douglas gallery dealers in Hawaii, and the only one on Maui showing the full product line in person.
• With contractors and handymen slammed with work, the pitch is a loose lay vinyl plank floor that homeowners can put down themselves.
• Loose lay planks need no glue, no clicking system, and no special skills, so people save on labor costs and can work on their own schedule.

Outlook: Expect more homeowners to take on their own flooring jobs while skilled labor stays scarce and expensive.