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[reuben.ahmed]

(01-29-2022, 03:35 PM)George Cantstandya Wrote: Looks cool and good job.  I've got several  projects I still want to do around the house, tile work and other renovations.   I used to be rather handy and would take on such things on my own like you have.  But over the years for some reason I've gotten a bit timid when it comes to DYI home stuff.  I don't know why.  Everyday I stare at this non-load bearing wall I want to take out and just can't get myself to do it for some reason.  

So good for you that you have been able to complete projects like that on your own.   That's especially true now that material costs have gone up and finding a good contractor to actually do the work is getting harder to come by.   My Mom has been trying to get someone to renovate her bathroom for over a year and has had a very hard time trying to get someone to finally commit to the job.  It isn't a very big job so my guess is the people she has contacted ended up getting bigger jobs so bailed on her for the higher dollar bids.

The amount of people who no call no show, or call and say they're coming and no show, is amazing. I think it's the only business to be able to get away with this behavior? lol.

My electrician neighbor said he's closing about $10,000 of electrical invoices a week (him and 1 other in a company he started). It's probably all new home construction so when I ask him to install a ceiling fan for me (although I can but I don't want to get on a 15ft ladder lol), it's not worth $150 lol.

I usually make a lot of mistakes the first time I do something lol. I'm finding there is some creativity involved with carpentry/finishing things, and a lot of math involved. I have a carpenter friend I get help from on things I want him to show me (that google didn't lol), and I noticed the main thing is carpenters can fix their "mistakes" while our DIYers are afraid to make a mistake. I usually end up foiling something up worse than when I started before learning how to fix the problems and finish lol. I guess 1 way to learn is by messing it up first.

I'm not working full time anymore (by choice) which has given a lot more time to working on the basement. There are a lot of times I'm tired and say "Kobe wouldn't do this" when I try to stop lol. I think Kobe practiced 3 times a day IIRC and didn't sleep much. Even though I'm a Jordan fan.

My first sink/tile job, I've done very little plumbing before this, other than putting PVC together with glue. The tile took me way longer than anyone probably because I don't know what I'm doing and I didn't have the right cutting tools to bevel the cut pieces.