Do-It-Yourself

[gmoney]

I can fix a lot of things, but when it comes to constructing something out of nothing or completely redoing a space, I'm a little less confident. Though I could probably do it.

This is about where I stand. I'm also very good with cars. The newest ones, though are not built to be user friendly!

 

[blooeyz]

I'm great at it and enjoy it too.
but I also enjoy just coming home after the handy man has finished a big project just to relax and enjoy it.

 

[star-warrior]

No, is the simple answer. However, I put some new lino in the upstairs toilet this evening. I'd removed the old smelly mouldy carpet and used it as a template. It took an hour, spent time laying out the lino in the garden and marking it out, cutting out the holes for the pipes, sink and toilet, and when I took it upstairs and laid it, it was almost a very good fit. Slightly too wide, but all the holes were perfect.

 

[Croynan]

Do what?? Are you out of your mind?

eM.

 

[dkonfrost]

i can assemble desks, tables etc....does that count?

 

[cityboy-stl]

Anytime I do it myself it looks like I did it myself.
I just don't bother anymore because most of time I mess up and end up calling a professional anyway.

 

[Lube]

Well, I have always been our family's DIY maven, until recently!

You see my Partner in his infinite wisdom of Mr. Do Gooder, gave my big tool box away with ALL my amassed tools over the years! He gave my tool box with ALL my tools away to the plumber who was replacing our water-heater!

I kid you NOT!

I dunno; but I was getting ready to replace something in the house and went looking for the proverbial "tool-box", searched and searched, high and low, deep and wide without finding my "baby"! I asked Ron, hon, have you seen my tool box, you know the big sears, bright red tool box where I keep ALL my house-hold tools?

Well, he had this funny look, you know the look like someone just sucker-punched him in the stomach and he has that queezy feeling like he's gonna throw up......look?

He asked me to stay calm........uh, just sit down Roger and be perfectly calm, OK?

Well, hells bells, any fool could see, any fool could guess that whatever the love of my life was gonna say, would surely cause me such distress that our love and friendship...........even, might be at stake here!!! (NO LOL!!)

Well hon, you see, we had the plumber here to replace that old hot water heater and he was so nice and all, I thought I would give him that tool box that always just sits in the garage all the time gathering dust!!

Well, I took a deep breath, I exhaled that breath..........hell, I even counted to 20...........twice!

Then, I just walked out the door, got in the car and drove and drove and drove for about an hour and then returned home!!!

Yes, I took my cell phone with me and YES, Ron called me; but with the handy ID feature, I knew who was calling; but NO, I did NOT answer the love of my life's call...............NO!

Well, after I let all that steam outta my system, I returned home.......and the first thing Ron asked me was, where did you go? I just went on a drive to clear the cob-webs outta my brain......but I feel better now.......and I'm sorry that I did NOT answer your calls; but I just needed some time to think things out!!!

NO! I did NOT yell! NO! I did NOT accuse! I did NOT scream!! I did NONE of the things most civil people do when they lose thousands of dollars in tools he's accumulated over the years!!

NO! Alls I do when Ron wants me to fix something around the house.....I just say........"call your plumber friend........ya know, the one you gave ALL my tools to" He can fix your whatever!

Hey! I think I even threw up when I was out on my one hour drive.....away from the love of my life!!

PS: .............and this folks is one reason why we continue to stay friends and lovers for over 26 years!!

Oh my god, now that, my friends, is true love.

Jeez, you probably had pet names for your tools.

That was truly gut-wrenching, being that you threw up and all. Roger, you're a wonderful guy.






But where do you keep the voodoo doll now?

 

[alister9669]

I can do pretty much anything. I've remodeled a bathroom completely down to the drywall. I've also built some of my own wood furniture and cabinets.

 

[Lube]

I'm very good at . . . paying someone else to do it.

My father was a jack of all trades. I'm a jack at, er, one trade.

 

[Pegasus69]

I love working with wood (the real kind, you know, from trees....). There are pieces that I made 30 years ago that the family still uses. I have also completely gutted two houses and rehabed them (sheet rock, trim, floors, plumbing, electrical, kitchen cabinets, doors, windows and siding plus quite a bit of other stuff. I get the most enjoyment from finding a crap piece of furniture and refinishing it into a beautiful piece.

 

[Austin40acres]

I can do some basic things. Painting, minor construction, repair work, etc.

But, I will NOT do anything with plumbing.

Whenever there's a plumbing problem in my house, I've learned the hard way. Step one: I try to solve the problem. Step two: I get soaked. Step three: I shut off the water to the entire house to stop getting soaked further. Step four: I make the plumbing problem worse. Step five: I call a plumber on an emergency line and pay through the nose for immediate action (because, of course, these problems only happen on Sundays or Holidays).

So, now I skip steps 1-4 and just call a plumber at the first sign of a water problem.

A4A

 

[cityboy-stl]

I can do some basic things. Painting, minor construction, repair work, etc.

But, I will NOT do anything with plumbing.

Whenever there's a plumbing problem in my house, I've learned the hard way. Step one: I try to solve the problem. Step two: I get soaked. Step three: I shut off the water to the entire house to stop getting soaked further. Step four: I make the plumbing problem worse. Step five: I call a plumber on an emergency line and pay through the nose for immediate action (because, of course, these problems only happen on Sundays or Holidays).

So, now I skip steps 1-4 and just call a plumber at the first sign of a water problem.

A4A

Boy do you have that right. I tried to fix a toilet last week. It leaked of course. After two days of maddening aggravation, a ruined weekend and at least 1200 cuss words I gave up and called a plumber on Tuesday. Plumbing is a black art IMO.

 

[metta]

I can do some basic things. Painting, minor construction, repair work, etc.

But, I will NOT do anything with plumbing.

Whenever there's a plumbing problem in my house, I've learned the hard way. Step one: I try to solve the problem. Step two: I get soaked. Step three: I shut off the water to the entire house to stop getting soaked further. Step four: I make the plumbing problem worse. Step five: I call a plumber on an emergency line and pay through the nose for immediate action (because, of course, these problems only happen on Sundays or Holidays).

So, now I skip steps 1-4 and just call a plumber at the first sign of a water problem.

A4A

Oh my gosh...that has totally happened to me...lol.