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I learned the way I bet your Pops did. The Navy NEETS? modules and then forget it all. Thanks weed. Troubleshooting is rad unless it’s an intermittent faultOddly enough I still have to look up a lot of electrical stuff online. I didn't really pay attention as a kid.
I never heard of that. Just googled it. Very possible. He was in the Navy as a diesel mechanic. After that he worked in a factory for a couple years and said he wanted to do something outside of a factory. Could very well have used that to learn it since his father wasn't in the trades.I learned the way I bet your Pops did. The Navy NEETS?I
Pre internet that’s how you learned.I never heard of that. Just googled it. Very possible. He was in the Navy as a diesel mechanic. After that he worked in a factory for a couple years and said he wanted to do something outside of a factory. Could very well have used that to learn it since his father wasn't in the trades.
Sometimes DIY isn’t much cheaper even when you don’t figure in the cost of your own time. If you have to buy special tools that can easily eat into what it costs to hire out. Plus contractors usually have their own sources for materials that they buy in bulk.For crafty folks willing and able to go DYI, time seems to be the biggest factor.
Anythibg I’ve opted to DIY in my house takes multiple weekends to be 100% finished.
Paying for it gets it done in a day or two which is impossible for someone going at it in their spare time and has a crew of 1.
I watched my neighbor bring in a crew and pull the cracked driveway and replace with pavers in under a week. I did the same on the side of my house, without having to remove concrete, and it took damn near a full summer.
Knowing where to draw the line is critical. You have to know your limitations and that includes available time to allocate to finishing the work. A lot of DIY projects never get completed due to the time factor.Sometimes DIY isn’t much cheaper even when you don’t figure in the cost of your own time. If you have to buy special tools that can easily eat into what it costs to hire out. Plus contractors usually have their own sources for materials that they buy in bulk.
That said I do some DIY here and there but I have a pretty good idea of where that line is drawn
Word. Time, money and or underestimating the magnitude of the undertaking. I got the time, ain’t paying the jabronis around here to do nothing/like paying myself to do it, and if anything is fucked up I’ll know exactly why. Some sh!t gonna be perfect/as good or better than anyone else could do that I hired and some places corners will be cut. A lot of general carp is knowing where when how to hide your mistakes and or lazinessKnowing where to draw the line is critical. You have to know your limitations and that includes available time to allocate to finishing the work. A lot of DIY projects never get completed due to the time factor.
I do a lot of DIY. I also know when to call in the pros. I also have several nice tools that were purchased as part of a DIY project budget. If I am doing a job that requires a tool that I don't have and will most likely never use again, I rent it. If I will use it again, I roll the cost of that tool into the project budget.
Definitely. I replaced the hot water valve on my shower and had to buy the tool to turn off the water at my property line, and now I’m glad I have it for future disasters. Also have a decent collection of tools from DIY jobs that have proven useful afterwards.Knowing where to draw the line is critical. You have to know your limitations and that includes available time to allocate to finishing the work. A lot of DIY projects never get completed due to the time factor.
I do a lot of DIY. I also know when to call in the pros. I also have several nice tools that were purchased as part of a DIY project budget. If I am doing a job that requires a tool that I don't have and will most likely never use again, I rent it. If I will use it again, I roll the cost of that tool into the project budget.
Definitely. I replaced the hot water valve on my shower and had to buy the tool to turn off the water at my property line, and now I’m glad I have it for future disasters. Also have a decent collection of tools from DIY jobs that have proven useful afterwards.
As an example of when I shouldn’t have DIY, a few years back I wanted to tighten up my kitchen faucet. The gooseneck got gunked up where it turns and loose at the base. The bolts for the faucet were in the narrow space between the double basins and almost impossible for me to get a grip on with standard tools. Bought 2 special wrenches on Amazon (~$50), spent at least an hour and dropped 10,000 F Bombs trying to tighten that bitch. Finally gave up and hired my plumber who costs $110/hr, had the tools already and finished the job in minutes
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Unheard ofIt is going longer and costing a bit more than anticipated,
Also quite unusualbut there have been significant change orders since the initial estimate.
Might want to wait for them to finish the first before they start on the 2nd. If they don’t get it right, find someone else.They're going to be tearing my new f-cked up shower out and installing a new one.
I told them we're still on to do the other bathroom but it's WAY more complex and since they know I know better do not send the B-team.
Next bathroom is a much bigger project. They won't be touching it until I see they can do this correctly.Might want to wait for them to finish the first before they start on the 2nd. If they don’t get it right, find someone else.
was curious how they’d cover up the botched install without ripping it out.They're going to be tearing my new f-cked up shower out and installing a new one.
I told them we're still on to do the other bathroom but it's WAY more complex and since they know I know better do not send the B-team.
Key is use the leverage and open it up all the way and the clamp grips in reverse to tighten and loosen you flip clamp. Try in open area on hose feed to shut off to get a feel first but make sure to turn off h20 firstYeah I think I bought one of those. Could never get it to grip the bolt