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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #500 on: January 12, 2015, 12:14:17 PM »
"evette's war stories" would make a popular addition to this blogosphere


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« Reply #501 on: January 15, 2015, 02:26:53 PM »
confessional: back when i said i was building a fence the same weekend AJ built a fence i ended up only getting the holes drilled and since that time they have been covered with pavers so no tresspassers fall in them and sue me.

i think im going to build some more fence this weekend.

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« Reply #502 on: January 15, 2015, 02:34:04 PM »
Thought:  What if I built a fence that had a wood frame and then vinyl coated chain link stapled to it?  Thoughts?

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« Reply #503 on: January 15, 2015, 02:37:26 PM »
confessional: back when i said i was building a fence the same weekend AJ built a fence i ended up only getting the holes drilled and since that time they have been covered with pavers so no tresspassers fall in them and sue me.

i think im going to build some more fence this weekend.
If you would have hired a pro that fence would already be up.

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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #504 on: January 15, 2015, 02:40:47 PM »
confessional: back when i said i was building a fence the same weekend AJ built a fence i ended up only getting the holes drilled and since that time they have been covered with pavers so no tresspassers fall in them and sue me.

i think im going to build some more fence this weekend.
If you would have hired a pro that fence would already be up.

I hear some form of this almost every day!

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« Reply #505 on: January 15, 2015, 03:04:48 PM »
confessional: back when i said i was building a fence the same weekend AJ built a fence i ended up only getting the holes drilled and since that time they have been covered with pavers so no tresspassers fall in them and sue me.

i think im going to build some more fence this weekend.
If you would have hired a pro that fence would already be up.

I hear some form of this almost every day!

Digging holes in the ground is hard work.  You deserved a few weeks/months off after that.  But you're right, now it's time to get back at it.

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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #506 on: January 15, 2015, 03:24:10 PM »
the toilet is probably just as afraid of a snake popping out of you
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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #507 on: January 15, 2015, 03:25:57 PM »
This thread made me feel pretty good guys. Thank you. :)

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« Reply #508 on: January 15, 2015, 04:11:22 PM »

This thread made me feel pretty good guys. Thank you. :)

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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #509 on: January 15, 2015, 08:27:44 PM »
Redoing our basement, taking it from 70s bar theme to office, family entertainment center and Chappell style sports bar. Popcorn ceiling is stripped and nearly finished painting. Walls will be painted next week before I finish crown molding and pick out flooring.

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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #510 on: January 15, 2015, 10:39:45 PM »
i had no idea liblib was so handy.
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« Reply #511 on: January 15, 2015, 10:44:10 PM »

i had no idea liblib was so handy.

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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #512 on: January 15, 2015, 11:05:54 PM »
more of a norm.

i actually read a book by norm (IN ONE SITTING)
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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #513 on: January 15, 2015, 11:16:04 PM »
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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #514 on: January 19, 2015, 01:37:07 PM »
The whirlybird on my house is creaking damn near every rotation. Very annoying, especially at night when everything else is quiet. I haven't found anyone who has had this problem before. Any suggestos?

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« Reply #515 on: January 19, 2015, 01:47:39 PM »
The whirlybird on my house is creaking damn near every rotation. Very annoying, especially at night when everything else is quiet. I haven't found anyone who has had this problem before. Any suggestos?


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or hire some guy to do it.

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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #516 on: January 19, 2015, 02:30:33 PM »
confessional: back when i said i was building a fence the same weekend AJ built a fence i ended up only getting the holes drilled and since that time they have been covered with pavers so no tresspassers fall in them and sue me.

i think im going to build some more fence this weekend.

Just saw this - I will never, ever build another fence on my own. I'm still feeling the effects (affects?) of it.
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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #517 on: January 19, 2015, 02:34:12 PM »
Also - in the market for miter saw. Think I'm gonna roll with the 12" Bosch

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Bosch-15-Amp-12-in-Dual-Bevel-Glide-Miter-Saw-GCM12SD/202568455
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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #518 on: January 19, 2015, 03:07:24 PM »
Just got the 12" Dewalt.  Using for the first time today.  Built up trim valence for window coverings in living room. 

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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #519 on: January 19, 2015, 03:16:23 PM »
love Dewalt drills. Never used their saws. Will compare reviews.
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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #520 on: January 19, 2015, 04:41:46 PM »
Just finished.  Review: worked super good.  4 stars and one racoon(no clue if I did that right).

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« Reply #521 on: January 19, 2015, 05:00:56 PM »
Just finished.  Review: worked super good.  4 stars and one racoon(no clue if I did that right).

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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #522 on: January 19, 2015, 05:13:21 PM »
Bosch is cheap crap fyi (also ryobi). Dewalt is good for a homeowner, hitachi is my personal fav.

I would recommend a 10in slider over a 12in fixed miter saw. I don't know what the price difference is tho.
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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #523 on: January 19, 2015, 05:44:35 PM »
O man guyz, handyman super hero story coming!

I'm spending a lovely monday morning bbs'n on the couch with lady when my doorbell rings. It's my neighbor from across the street who I have never met,  she is a pleasant maybe 50 year old woman named Evette who started renting the house a couple months ago.

She is a little distraught and tells me her pipes have burst and there is water everywhere, can I help?!? Duh, handyman super hero ben ji to the rescue.

This is all she can tell me

-Has been out of town and heat stopped working.
- Pipes have burst
- Cant get ahold of landlord cell phone.
- When she moved in landlord said water shutoff was in the front corner of her yard (lift off a metal plate to turn it off)

The only problem is her yard has not been raked all year, I come back over with a rake and spend around 15 minutes raking her yard but cant find the plate. I know that in my house the water turnoff is in the basement and her house is similar so I tell he I'll go down there to check it out....only problem is she doesn't have a basement....just a crawl space....with about 2 inches of water on the floor and more pouring down from the ceiling.

I change into some boots and tell her to turn off all breakers(water pouring over electrical wires) then head down to the crawl space. I spend about 30 minutes crawling around down there with a flashlight but cant find anything resembling a shutoff.

I come back out and tell her to try landlord again, no answer, phone off. She says he works at cerner so I have her call cerner and ask for him....about 10 minutes later we get him on the phone and he tells me exactly where the water shutoff is, turns out it is in the front yard but in a different area.

I can't get it turned off with my bare hands so I run across the street and grab some pliers to really get into it, BOOM! Water shut off, lovely Evette is ecstatic and landlord guys thanks me and says he is on his way.

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ben ji, you are a very good person.

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Re: handyman-ness
« Reply #524 on: January 19, 2015, 05:57:01 PM »
Bosch is cheap crap fyi (also ryobi). Dewalt is good for a homeowner, hitachi is my personal fav.

I would recommend a 10in slider over a 12in fixed miter saw. I don't know what the price difference is tho.
Have never used a slider.  12" is big enough for any board work I have done in the past.  10" non slider has made me get creative in the past.   I could see the slider part making that not an issue though.