IamAllThumbs
Active Member
I have a love/hate relationship with building/fixing stuff around the house.
There is something really cool about doing it yourself, saving a bunch of $ (the main motivator for me if I'm honest). On the other hand, it takes so much time (I am a busy professional with limited free time during the week), and I hate projects that drag on (my wife even more so!). It can be a little scary (what if I make it worse, what if it's not good enough?) and I'm hoping that this forum can be part of my support network.
Things I've done:
- I finished my basement 20 years ago because there was no way I could pay someone to do it at colorado prices, even 20 years ago
- I build an elevated platform in the crawl space next to my half basement so that I could store boxes, etc... without them resting on the plastic vapor barrier
- I installed laminate wood floor in said basement 3 years ago
- I created a new partition to wall off one of the basement rooms so my wife could have a closed-off studio for her quilting business
- I was able to troubleshoot my whole house fan and decide the problem was that the control switch was fried and replace it
- I replaced the thermocouple in my water heater and gave it a couple more years of life
- I replaced the electrovalve in my humidifier and replaced the moisture sensor in my furnace.
Things I've failed at:
- Plumbing! I can't seem to get the hang of sweating pipes, I had to call a professional to the rescue (I never had to do plumbing for the basement, no bathroom or bar)
- suspended ceiling tiles. I used those in my basement to be able to access pipes and wires in the ceiling, but I hate those things. they're not designed to hang 4 inches below the ceiling as I installed them, and it seems they manage to break every time I look at them wrong.
- My sprinkler system started knocking this year and for the life of me I couldn't figure it out (good thing sprinkler season is about over)
Things in my future:
- revamp the stairs to my basement, eliminate the squeaks and make the stairs prettier
- figure out how to revamp the storage in my garage, those 10" shelves lining the wall just won't do it anymore
There you go, hope it helps in figuring out a little more of who I am and where my skills end...
There is something really cool about doing it yourself, saving a bunch of $ (the main motivator for me if I'm honest). On the other hand, it takes so much time (I am a busy professional with limited free time during the week), and I hate projects that drag on (my wife even more so!). It can be a little scary (what if I make it worse, what if it's not good enough?) and I'm hoping that this forum can be part of my support network.
Things I've done:
- I finished my basement 20 years ago because there was no way I could pay someone to do it at colorado prices, even 20 years ago
- I build an elevated platform in the crawl space next to my half basement so that I could store boxes, etc... without them resting on the plastic vapor barrier
- I installed laminate wood floor in said basement 3 years ago
- I created a new partition to wall off one of the basement rooms so my wife could have a closed-off studio for her quilting business
- I was able to troubleshoot my whole house fan and decide the problem was that the control switch was fried and replace it
- I replaced the thermocouple in my water heater and gave it a couple more years of life
- I replaced the electrovalve in my humidifier and replaced the moisture sensor in my furnace.
Things I've failed at:
- Plumbing! I can't seem to get the hang of sweating pipes, I had to call a professional to the rescue (I never had to do plumbing for the basement, no bathroom or bar)
- suspended ceiling tiles. I used those in my basement to be able to access pipes and wires in the ceiling, but I hate those things. they're not designed to hang 4 inches below the ceiling as I installed them, and it seems they manage to break every time I look at them wrong.
- My sprinkler system started knocking this year and for the life of me I couldn't figure it out (good thing sprinkler season is about over)
Things in my future:
- revamp the stairs to my basement, eliminate the squeaks and make the stairs prettier
- figure out how to revamp the storage in my garage, those 10" shelves lining the wall just won't do it anymore
There you go, hope it helps in figuring out a little more of who I am and where my skills end...