Do you consider yourself a handyman around the house?

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  1. BigGameDamian

    BigGameDamian Well-Known Member

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    Do you like projects around the house that will help keep you busy or do you prefer hiring someone to do them for you?
     
  2. julius

    julius Living on the air in Cincinnati... Staff Member Global Moderator

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    and do you do them.....naked?

















    asking for a friend...
     
  3. UncleCliffy'sDaddy

    UncleCliffy'sDaddy We're all Bozos on this bus.

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    I personally hire naked handy women.....
     
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  4. bodyman5000 and 1

    bodyman5000 and 1 Lions, Tigers, Me, Bears

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    As with all thinga I prefer to do them myself. If I can make more money working than it costs to pay someone I'll consider hiring someone if the final result doesn't have to be perfect.

    Even if something I do myself doesn't turn out perfect I can accept that because I did it.
     
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    JFizzleRaider Yeast Lords Global Moderator

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    I wont do electic or heavy duty plumbing, but ill attenpt most of everthing else. I hate all the house shit i do..... but ive done a lot. Bought my first house at 24
     
  6. oldfisherman

    oldfisherman Unicorn Wrangler

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    I always have a D.I.Y. project or three going on.
    But in my case D.I.Y. = Destroy it yourself.

    If there are only two ways to do something, the right and wrong way, I usually can get it right on the third try.
     
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    Heck it never becomes fun.
     
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    Shoot, that's pretty good. When it comes to plumbing, three trips to the hardware store is a win.
     
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    barfo triggered obsessive commie pinko boomer maniac Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I'll do shit myself, and sometimes I'm even pleased with the results, but only because I take at least 20x longer than a professional would.

    And yeah, 3 trips to the hardware store is an absolute minimum for me.

    barfo
     
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    UncleCliffy'sDaddy We're all Bozos on this bus.

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    UCD's First Law Of Home Repair; "It never goes easy when it can go hard."
     
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    JFizzleRaider Yeast Lords Global Moderator

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    Lolz. I still get hard!
     
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    BigGameDamian Well-Known Member

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  13. bodyman5000 and 1

    bodyman5000 and 1 Lions, Tigers, Me, Bears

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    It is fun, doing that tile accent wall was fun. Especially considering it was literally the first tile work I've ever done.

    If the materials weren't so expensive I'd do the entire main wall in the great room/kitchen. I figure 3000 for tile at list price and it would probably take 3 weekends.
     
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    [QUOTE="JFizzleRaider, post: 4052399, member: 6

    Maybe I forgot the beginning.
     
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    oldfisherman Unicorn Wrangler

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    Tile work is one of my on going projects at the cave. I am installing porcelain floor tile in every room, the only way to go with active dogs that play inside.

    For those who have never installed tile, there are a million steps to make it come out right, such as leveling and preparing the floor.

    This is back mud room into my cave.

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    Dining room, work in progress.

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    barfo triggered obsessive commie pinko boomer maniac Staff Member Global Moderator

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    In which room are you going to put the blazer logo into the tile?

    barfo
     
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    bodyman5000 and 1 Lions, Tigers, Me, Bears

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    You should rip that mud room door out and center it with the tile pattern. Kidding mostly, looks great.
     
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    bodyman5000 and 1 Lions, Tigers, Me, Bears

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    We do have tile in all of the house except the bedrooms. Frikin dogs.
     
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    oldfisherman Unicorn Wrangler

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    Can’t use the Blazers logo, or, everyone will know that no one is guarding the cave.
     
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    oldfisherman Unicorn Wrangler

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    Agree, but that is the least of my problems. This is a very old house that was added onto three times. The owner thought he was a handyman and did his own work. Or maybe he was just cheap and did everything himself. Nothing lines up, is level or square in that house. I have been fixing it up for almost three years, and it still needs more work before I move in full time.
     

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