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    ABOUT ME

  • SoCal native stuck in Texas since 2003.
  • Easy Home Improvement Stuff
  • "Just" a Secretary. I provide academic support for three orthopaedic trauma surgeons/professors.
  • Karleen S
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  • The previous owner of my house thought he was a handyman. I'm working my way through the stuff I know he did wrong and I can do better, repairing his cheap fixes, and such. I just completed a project of my own, which was to replace all of the outlets and switches with decora rockers and such. Combined cable and phone plates into combo jacks to declutter the walls (did a good job patching the holes left behind). What an amazing and inexpensive transformation! Looks great! I also replaced all of the painted over return air grilles. All of the elements are white and paint splatter-free.
  • DFW Area

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  • Posted in thread: Getting Rid of Popcorn Ceilings on 05-23-2011 at 07:46 AM
    Well, like I said, it was a thought and I was just wondering if it was a good one. Apparently
    not. :) I already know it's not asbestos, so no worries there. Part of the problem is that the
    popcorn has...

  • Posted in thread: Getting Rid of Popcorn Ceilings on 05-20-2011 at 03:29 PM
    That did cross my mind, but I was thinking in terms of not reducing the ceiling level too much.
    I between 1/4 and 1/2 it wouldn't make too much difference. I still wonder if anyone has taken
    that appr...

  • Posted in thread: Getting Rid of Popcorn Ceilings on 05-20-2011 at 08:40 AM
    I had a thought a couple of days ago and I was wondering if anyone has heard of this, done
    this, or found out you can't do it with regard to popcorn ceilings. Instead of the labor and
    mess to remove m...

  • Posted in thread: Adding New Receptacle on 01-26-2011 at 05:30 AM
    Their whole promotion was that the person who came out could do the work immediately, and the
    fee would be applied. I think that was why he was so dismayed that I said no. I'm sure people
    paying the w...

  • Posted in thread: Adding New Receptacle on 01-25-2011 at 05:12 PM
    I meant it's in the back, on the back part of the house outside. Why it's not in the garage
    protected I have no idea. The people who wired this place were drunk anyway (the circuits don't
    make any sen...

  • Posted in thread: Adding New Receptacle on 01-25-2011 at 03:30 PM
    The panel is in the backyard and the spot is toward the front of the house, but having been up
    in the attic (no basement) numerous times, it's not a huge P-I-A. But this company touted
    itself by it's ...

  • Posted in thread: Adding New Receptacle on 01-25-2011 at 10:53 AM
    Okaaaay. One yes, one no. I'm sure code varies from place to place. The weasel who came out
    didn't mention whether it was a code issue. Just that it was strongly recommended. Heck, I'd
    even sacrifice ...

  • Posted in thread: Adding New Receptacle on 01-24-2011 at 12:58 PM
    Hi guys! It's been a while since I've bothered you, but I have a new question:I just had a guy
    out for an estimate on adding a 120v receptacle in the cabinet above my stove. The original
    house had a 2...

  • Posted in thread: Condenser Replacement Question on 09-02-2010 at 05:16 PM
    You know what? Now that you mention it, capacitor dude said something about that. You're
    probably right. I just wasn't going to take HIS word for it.But thanks for the condenser info.
    As long as there...

  • Posted in thread: Condenser Replacement Question on 09-02-2010 at 09:58 AM
    Thank, Kok, that's helpful. That capacitor was really iffy, but what was I supposed to do? I
    was going to hover when he was playing with the unit, but before I got out there, he was
    walking back with ...

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