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What is your skrongest DIY home maintenance/improvement skill set?
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Painting / StainingHave done quite a bit of landscaping as well over the years, but oncoming knee and hip replacements has put that on ice…plumbing and electrical stuff has always been, and will continue to be no-man’s land for me.
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Painting / StainingHave painted the entire interior of our house, including trim which sucked. Built one of the big Costco gazebos out back which included grading the area it went to put down a 20'x16' patio, pouring piers, etc. Have rebuilt a couple sections of fence. Currently in the middle of a kitchen remodel with counters and backsplash the remaining items to complete over the next couple weekends. Have done tile and bathroom remodels in the past. I will do minor electrical like replacing outlets, but not any actual wiring stuff. Plumbing is easy as long as I don't have to go inside a wall or under the floor. Overhauled all of the landscaping when we moved in 4 years ago. There's always something new going on with that as the seasons change.
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Irrigation (sprinklers)
I've never built a deck. But I did refinish both are front back ones last summer. I sanded them down entirely and then applied a nice stain. It's amazing how well 20 year old cedar holds up in dry climate. Fuck your Trex @CFetters_Nacho_Lover !!RaceBannon said:Decks
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Irrigation (sprinklers)
I'm only pour because Mrs. Snow has exceedingly expensive tastes in restaurants, travel, etc.PurpleThrobber said:Using my cell phone to call a plumber, landscaper, carpenter, electrician who won't fuck things up.
The Throbber doesn't sound poor.
But I think no matter how much wealth a man has, you still gotta do some manly DIY stuff now and then, so you don't go soft. The most cuckish of my male neighbors are also the ones who are also completely incompetents when it comes to anything DIY.
You don't wanna we be like @creepycoug getting soft, supple hands and having to rely upon some Messicans every time your grass needs a mow. -
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This. Teach your kids some life skills, too.YellowSnow said:
I'm only pour because Mrs. Snow has exceedingly expensive tastes in restaurants, travel, etc.PurpleThrobber said:Using my cell phone to call a plumber, landscaper, carpenter, electrician who won't fuck things up.
The Throbber doesn't sound poor.
But I think no matter how much wealth a man has, you still gotta do some manly DIY stuff now and then, so you don't go soft. The most cuckish of my male neighbors are also the ones who are also completely incompetents when it comes to anything DIY.
You don't wanna we be like @creepycoug getting soft, supple hands and having to rely upon some Messicans every time your grass needs a mow.
Dealership offers free oil changes for my purchase and I say fuck that and do it myself. -
Irrigation (sprinklers)
I've done my own breaks once (under heavy, expert supervision) and my own oil once. It was cool to learn the process and it's not rocket science, but ultimately it's not my cup of tea. Plus we put so few miles on our cars these days both working from home (EMFA Elon) that there just aren't that many opportunities to save money on DIY oil changes.BleachedAnusDawg said:
This. Teach your kids some life skills, too.YellowSnow said:
I'm only pour because Mrs. Snow has exceedingly expensive tastes in restaurants, travel, etc.PurpleThrobber said:Using my cell phone to call a plumber, landscaper, carpenter, electrician who won't fuck things up.
The Throbber doesn't sound poor.
But I think no matter how much wealth a man has, you still gotta do some manly DIY stuff now and then, so you don't go soft. The most cuckish of my male neighbors are also the ones who are also completely incompetents when it comes to anything DIY.
You don't wanna we be like @creepycoug getting soft, supple hands and having to rely upon some Messicans every time your grass needs a mow.
Dealership offers free oil changes for my purchase and I say fuck that and do it myself.
Alas, the extent of my car maintenance DIY consists of cabin/engine air filters, wiper blades, and light bulbs. I suck. Lulz. -
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Irrigation (sprinklers)I'm generally low skill, low cost labor on home diy projects. I did change the shocks on my washer a couple of weeks ago. Purrs like a kitten again.
But I just spent five years running a little farm with 15 irrigated acres. I dug up and repaired a lot of 3" pipe and a lot of valves. We were in a coop with one large and several small cherry orchards and there was plenty of pressure to fix your own problems and fuckups quickly.
