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greenpear

Home Improvements

Feb 27, 2011 11:48

I've never been known for someone good with building things. That's why I'm not that into home improvements. But I was charged with putting up shelves in Bev's sewing room. Okay, this shouldn't be that hard. I put up quite a few shelves in my pantry ( Read more... )

frustration, ur doin' it wrong, beverly

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valis2 February 27 2011, 18:33:25 UTC

That's the sort of thing that scares me to bits. Which is why I am so into hiring people. Because I'm a bit crazy--either I know I'll do a sloppy job, or I'll end up overthinking it and it will never get done.

greenpear February 27 2011, 18:42:39 UTC

It actually turned into a nightmare at times. I'm much more comfortable sitting at the computer.

This was a job that we didn't want to hire someone for this as it would cost too much.

boysinperil February 28 2011, 02:50:04 UTC

Wife and I spent an hour yelling at each other today while we tried to replace the drainpipe on a bathroom sink. That was a shitload of fun.

No really.

greenpear February 28 2011, 02:52:52 UTC

Okay, drainpipe is definitely out of my league.

Give me a crashed computer and I'm just fine. But most home repairs are so dreadful. Nothing ever seems to go right...

boysinperil February 28 2011, 03:04:22 UTC

Let me tell you my story, and see if I can make it funny.

First, there was notice from the roomie: "I think your sink is leaking." Really? Was it the big puddle of water when you brushed your teeth that gave it away? Cause we were thinking you were just a really really enthusiastic brusher.

It's a pedestal sink, which means I can't get to any of the plumbing, even though it's right there, because the pedestal is in the way. The pedestal can't just be slid out, though, both because it's silicone welded to the sink and because the lip of the sink blocks the way.

So. Find the razor knife, cut the silicone. Un-screw everything I can beforehand, have Wife lift the sink and hold it (50 lbs) while I get the rest undone. Set everything on the floor, where water drains out and into my jeans. Swear.

Find the broken part. Go to Home Depot. Buy replacement. Note: none of these parts come with instructions; apparently you should just know how it works. Come home, drink a beer. Scrape all the old silicone off, put everything back together, ( ... )

greenpear February 28 2011, 03:11:48 UTC

NOTE : I live in a maintained apartment and do no work here. I just seem to get drafted when I'm visiting Bev.

The last time she had plumbing problems I took one stab at it. After busting a bolt off the toilet tank (thankfully it was already drained) I told her this was beyond what I am capable of. I don't really do plumbing.

To continue with funny stories, a friend of mine came up to help me with cutting a piece of plywood I needed for a project. I "had" attempted to cut it myself with a circular saw.

When he arrived and saw that I had actually made a curved cut with a circular saw he looked at me and said, "You're not allowed to play with power tools anymore. Cause you shouldn't have been able to make that cut."