handyman-ness

[star seed 7]

I've got a handyman fail today. While I was gone for a few months I let my cousin borrow my car a few times and the first time I drive it the tire is flat and has obviously been driven a lot on no air. I get to QT to air it up but there's a hole in the sidewall and it's beyond hope. I drive it home and decide to put the spare on there before I take it to a tire place. Get all the nuts off but the damn tire won't break free. I try all my handyman tricks and none of them work. 2 hours trying to get this tire off the wheel. I finally decide to see if there is mobile tire service like they do with windshields and duh of course there is and it's like only $20 more than going to the store. Now someone else can deal with it in like two days. What a waste of energy.

[wetwillie]

What are the handy man tricks, asking for my Canadian friend.

[star seed 7]

Bang with a hammer on the tire. Knock the rim with 2x4 & hammer. Put the nuts on loose and drive it back and forth on the driveway. Sumbitch is stubborn.

[wetwillie]

One thing that's actually worked for me is facing away from the tire and donkey kicking it with sole of my shoe.   

[star seed 7]

That's the first thing you do!

['taterblast]

fixed a hissing toilet today. such a small simple thing, and really makes me wonder how much i've paid in my life for things that could have been done with a proper 5 minute tutorial.

[mocat]

fixed a hissing toilet today. such a small simple thing, and really makes me wonder how much i've paid in my life for things that could have been done with a proper 5 minute tutorial.

just kind of shifting the flapper deal inside the tank so that it covers the hole completely?

['taterblast]

no it's the fill valve that just needed to be rinsed and very minorly adjusted

it's basically the exact situation presented here:

[TheHamburglar]

Going to put a hole in an interior wall & add a door.

[ChiComCat]

Going to put a hole in an interior wall & add a door.

You're a bolder man than I.

[Stevesie60]

Going to put a hole in an interior wall & add a door.

Do you have to have someone come mark spots on the wall where the wires are? Like they do when someone's planning to dig?

[CNS]

Going to put a hole in an interior wall & add a door.

Do you have to have someone come mark spots on the wall where the wires are? Like they do when someone's planning to dig?

Save the money on that and just get a sawzall.  What could go wrong?!?

[ben ji]

This tree limb broke and died during some storms this summer. The end of the branch is partially lodged in another tree in the corner of the yard but it would all fall in the backyard if I could just get it down and then chainsaw it up.

Last weekend I looped a rope around it multiple places and tugged it in all different directions but I couldn't get it to break/fall.

There are no power lines in danger and no small children etc that may be playing underneath the limb so my plan is to just wait for it to weaken a little more then start pulling on it again to see if I can send it crashing down...or maybe a big storm rolls through and it takes care of itself.

Good idea? Bad idea? Any advice on how to get the limb down?

[Fyodor]

This tree limb broke and died during some storms this summer. The end of the branch is partially lodged in another tree in the corner of the yard but it would all fall in the backyard if I could just get it down and then chainsaw it up.

Last weekend I looped a rope around it multiple places and tugged it in all different directions but I couldn't get it to break/fall.

There are no power lines in danger and no small children etc that may be playing underneath the limb so my plan is to just wait for it to weaken a little more then start pulling on it again to see if I can send it crashing down...or maybe a big storm rolls through and it takes care of itself.

Good idea? Bad idea? Any advice on how to get the limb down?

Pole saw.

[cfbandyman]

Yeah pole saw is best, though it will take some time

[meow meow]

set fire to the tree

[Sandstone Outcropping]

Instagram has been showing me reels of tree trimming catastrophes.
I have a low threshold for calling a KSU-trained arborist for tree help.

[yoga-like_abana]

IIRC Kat Kid is the master arborist and took down a massive tree right next to his fence line.

[star seed 7]

IIRC Kat Kid is the master arborist and took down a massive tree right next to his fence line.

Lol I was going to say I think kk is the tree trimming expert on this blog

[TheHamburglar]

Going to put a hole in an interior wall & add a door.

Do you have to have someone come mark spots on the wall where the wires are? Like they do when someone's planning to dig?

It’s right next to another door. We have a game room upstairs with a bathroom. The bathroom has a large closet to the left when you walk in. The problem is the bathroom closet door opens into the closet, so you can’t put anything big on the floor because door is in the way. I’m going to put a door that goes directly from the game room into the closet that opens into the game room so I can put a couple single mattresses in the closet. We don’t have basements where I live & we don’t have a dedicated guest room. My parents like to sleep upstairs anyway when they visit because I’m they have their own bathroom & it’s like a little apartment up there. There’s no outlets or switches on the wall I’m putting the door in. But I will switch the breaker to the upstairs off & put a hole in the middle of the closet side drywall and take a look in the wall before I go crazy just to be safe.

[TheHamburglar]

Instagram has been showing me reels of tree trimming catastrophes.
I have a low threshold for calling a KSU-trained arborist for tree help.

My HS Bio teacher almost killed himself taking down a branch that looked pretty easy. Spent a while in the hospital with a lot of broken ribs & punctured lung.

[Sandstone Outcropping]

Instagram has been showing me reels of tree trimming catastrophes.
I have a low threshold for calling a KSU-trained arborist for tree help.

My HS Bio teacher almost killed himself taking down a branch that looked pretty easy. Spent a while in the hospital with a lot of broken ribs & punctured lung.

Basically, if I can't get to it with both of my feet firmly on the ground, I'm calling the tree guy. They aren't cheap but it is pennies compared to the cost (medical bills + lost income) and suffering involved with falling out of a tree or getting mushed by a falling limb, etc.

[ben ji]

A buddy rented a cherry picker and did some tree work himself about 10 years ago and it went about as you would expect. One limb crashed down and damaged the corner of the house.

Another limb they were trying lower with a rope/pulley and I watched his dad and stepdad fly 10ft in the air/side while holding the rope. It was like watching Superman fly.

[ChiComCat]

Going to put a hole in an interior wall & add a door.

Do you have to have someone come mark spots on the wall where the wires are? Like they do when someone's planning to dig?

It’s right next to another door. We have a game room upstairs with a bathroom. The bathroom has a large closet to the left when you walk in. The problem is the bathroom closet door opens into the closet, so you can’t put anything big on the floor because door is in the way. I’m going to put a door that goes directly from the game room into the closet that opens into the game room so I can put a couple single mattresses in the closet. We don’t have basements where I live & we don’t have a dedicated guest room. My parents like to sleep upstairs anyway when they visit because I’m they have their own bathroom & it’s like a little apartment up there. There’s no outlets or switches on the wall I’m putting the door in. But I will switch the breaker to the upstairs off & put a hole in the middle of the closet side drywall and take a look in the wall before I go crazy just to be safe.

There are slightly more expensive studfinders that can find wires for you if you need it.

[Brock Landers]

A buddy rented a cherry picker and did some tree work himself about 10 years ago and it went about as you would expect. One limb crashed down and damaged the corner of the house.

Another limb they were trying lower with a rope/pulley and I watched his dad and stepdad fly 10ft in the air/side while holding the rope. It was like watching Superman fly.

Was anyone hurt?  I need to know how hard I can laugh at this.