Buying solar panels for your home can be significantly costly. I was window shopping for retail solar products just recently and I was shocked at the price of a single panel.

It cost thousands of dollars which was a surprise to me because according to a few online sources, the price of solar panels has dropped considerably.

I don't know about you but my budget is rather tight hence I can't afford to fork out thousands of dollars on a single solar photovoltaic panel. This prompted me to pick the DIY route which was not only cost-effective, it also boosted my ego. Hey, making solar panels for your home to cut electricity costs is truly something to be proud about!

Listen, if you have poor technical skills (like me), then it's imperative that you acquire all the necessary instructional materials to help you succeed in setting up your maiden panel. I recommend obtaining DIY solar kits that takes you step-by-step through the assembling process.

A quality DIY solar kit usually contains user-friendly video instructions along with printable photo manuals for easy referencing. This is the kind of reference material I used to construct my first solar panel which has been functioning really well for me.

And the best part is, my DIY photovoltaic panels cost a lot less than the retail ones!

And, you might also want to avoid instructional materials that are too text intensive as they can be extremely hard to follow along. Take it from me - I've downloaded a few text heavy instructions and they were so confusing I almost gave up completely.

Believe me - constructing DIY solar panels for your home can be simple and fun, but be sure to have some kind of video instructions to follow along, otherwise you'll end up pulling your hair out!

By the way, if you're interested in downloading a set of detailed, beginner- friendly tutorial videos on how to build solar panels for your home, just follow this link: http://www.howtobuildyourownsolarpanels.com/