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@havasu: Thanks! @Snoonyb: Not sure if you are saying, "Craigslist has gig worker referrals; you could hire yourself out." or "Craigslist has gig worker referrals; next time you should use one of them instead of trying to do it yourself!" Either way, thanks lol!

The stucco guy did a good job matching the texture and the color is very close (this pic is when the stucco was still wet). Certainly close enough for the back of the house, lol. Mudding the wall was a learning experience for me and I would do a lot of things different next time but I think it...

I am calling this project complete. Got my first experience mudding, fixing the wall with all the holes. It turned out pretty good after paint, especially since there is a curio cabinet in that corner lol. Snoonyb, I especially want to thank you for your help on this one. If you are still in...

Since I retired this year, I have been trying to take care of some projects around the house. Of course, many follow the familiar pattern of you go to change a light bulb and notice the ceiling fixture is a little loose so you go to tighten it and you see that there is bare wire coming out of...

Edison came today; they had a connector on their pole going bad so they replaced it. Dunno if it was just a coincidence or if all the movement on the drop was just enough to damage the connection on the pole. And yes, I am just a young whippersnapper, turning 70 next year.

Yeah, electrician says he remembers 8 had wires going up into the attic..another mystery. And to heck with the BBQ, I know plenty of good restaurants and whiskey bars in Long Beach!

1) Loose connection where, if every other circuit is affected? The electrician feels pretty sure it is on Edison's side. 2) I misspoke on the circuits. 2 (20a) services the bedroom and bath outlets , two LR outlets, 1 DR outlet, and one garage outlet; 4 (15a) services one bathroom fan; 6 (20a)...

Correction, it's apparently four separate circuits (#2, 4, 6, & 8); Electrician says one leg is not working. I'm currently on the phone to SCE.

Gotta call Sparky back out. One of the circuits has spontaneously shut off for a second or two then come back on a few times. It's a 20a circuit servicing the bedroom and bath receptacles, plus 2 living room receptacles, 1 kitchen receptacle, and the dishwasher. All the receptacles were affected.

Tectonic occurrence? We don't have those in California lol! I will probe the plaster and consider putting one big piece of drywall instead of patching the holes.

The panel is installed, getting inspection tomorrow 9/12. In the before and after pic below, you can see that the stud just to the left of the old box was removed; the holes in the wall are from the nails attaching the buttonboard to that (now removed) stud. So now there is daylight visible...

The largest hole is about 1/2" in diameter and the bit at the top crease is about 12" end to end.

Thanks. I will probably just patch them myself since they are behind a cabinet and I don't want to try to match the old paint. By the time we were done, several holes were all the way through the plaster and buttonboard (rock lath/plasterboard) to daylight. For surface stuff I have used spackle...

So, while knocking out the stucco, the electrician damaged the interior wall of the house on the other side of where the panel is. The vertical line of holes lines up with the stud on the outer edge of the bay they opened up. Does this usually happen? Is it generally accepted collateral damage...

Soldering skills are zero, lol. I will do some stuff on my own but in the words of that famous handyman Clint Eastwood, "A man's gotta know his limitations." If it needs to be replaced, I will hire someone.

Not really looking to replace the water main to the street $$, just getting the valve to work if possible, or replacing it with a quarter-turn ball valve if not. I have easy access to the shutoff at the street and if I can't shut it off with a wrench, I can get a key at HD for $15. The valve...

The main shutoff to the house no longer shuts the water completely off. The valve also feels spongy. Is this something I can just replace a cartridge in or replace parts, or do I need a new valve? Thanks.

Thanks. Pretty sure they already installed a new drop. When the power flickering started we called SCE and they sent two guys out. I didn't watch them but when they were done they said everything was good on their end from the pole to the house. Two of the electricians who came out said it...

Not at all. This is coastal L.A. County. Got 5 bids ranging from$3500 (non-licensed person who was the electrical guy hired by a GC who remodeled part of a friend's house) to $5600. To be fair, all of the bids might not have included the full scope of work, because I wanted to have the added...

Just got the permit, waiting to schedule with the electrician.