The Home Improvement Thread

[ghost]

It's warming up here, so I have a few projects looming. I'm going to be installing new gutters and while they're down I'm going to replace a few of the soffit boards.

I also need to replace my shed, which shouldn't be too bad. The hardest part of that will probably be getting rid of the old shed.

i got rid of an old shed last year - pretty big wood one, with shingled roof, etc

we were supposed to cannibalize it's wood to build a new one but due to a snafu during deconstruction had to just demo the whole thing

if i could do it all over again i would have just rented a dumpster

we wound up cutting it into pieces and i ferried it to the local dump in about 5-7 trips, and had to pay the guy at the dump bc technically was construction waste he's not supposed to take

fun times

was kind of exciting though

life in the fast lane

Our tin shed collapsed under snow a couple years ago. I took it apart, left it in a pile and put an ad on craigslist "FREE SCRAP METAL." A couple meth heads came out to see it. They took one look at the pile in the back of the yard, looked at how far away their minivan was, and said they would take it if I hauled it to the curb for them. I ended up taking it to the metal recycling place in several trips. Cut the shit out of my hands and arms but made $7.

[Bammer]

So I tore down our failing wooden play set (swings, slide) ... it was old.

Multiple people jumped at the chance to come haul all the wood away for $100 on Craigslist.

Well, first guy bailed so I reposted for $80 and again, multiple takers. Anyway guy rolls up in a battered pickup truck and said he planned to re-purpose it somehow (good luck, buddy).

Point being, when I have to demo my shed (near future) I will pay pennies on the dollar for someone on Craigslist to do it for me and haul it away. No rental truck, no dump fees, what a world.

[ghost]

I put a few rolls of old chicken wire on the curb and posted it to craigslist for free. Someone took several rolls but left two. Thanks man, now I still have chicken wire to dispose of. My situation has not changed.

[Bammer]

I put a few rolls of old chicken wire on the curb and posted it to craigslist for free. Someone took several rolls but left two. Thanks man, now I still have chicken wire to dispose of. My situation has not changed.

Gotta be clear about these things.

All Or None

[E.H. Ruddock]

Things I need to do in the next month:

Replace roof on pool pumphouse
Prune 5 trees
new border around front garden
make sure there are no leaks or cracks in irrigation system
put posts in ground for grapevine
standard spring gardening bs

I have zero motivation

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[JuanHamm]

It's warming up here, so I have a few projects looming. I'm going to be installing new gutters and while they're down I'm going to replace a few of the soffit boards.

I also need to replace my shed, which shouldn't be too bad. The hardest part of that will probably be getting rid of the old shed.

i got rid of an old shed last year - pretty big wood one, with shingled roof, etc

we were supposed to cannibalize it's wood to build a new one but due to a snafu during deconstruction had to just demo the whole thing

if i could do it all over again i would have just rented a dumpster

we wound up cutting it into pieces and i ferried it to the local dump in about 5-7 trips, and had to pay the guy at the dump bc technically was construction waste he's not supposed to take

fun times

was kind of exciting though

life in the fast lane

Will you come help me

[Mickey]

Anybody ever replace their own pop-up nozzle on their lawn irrigation system? Or should I just call someone?

You mean one of these guys?

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[Mickey]

Yeah dude they're hella easy, I was replacing those bad boys when I was 12.

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[Mickey]

I mean, I hated every second of it, but I was also 12, so I'm sure you can figure it out.

[E.H. Ruddock]

Yeah those are easy. Just dig up a little around them and unscrew them. Screw the new one on and you are good to go.

[doug rr]

i need to fix one of ours too...every so often it just shoots up straight into the air..then its fine the next time

[Bammer]

i need to fix one of ours too...every so often it just shoots up straight into the air..then its fine the next time

1/2 Fail

[Mickey]

Yeah those are easy. Just dig up a little around them and unscrew them. Screw the new one on and you are good to go.

I remember having problems with not being able to find/fix a leak, but that's different from replacing the head itself.

[tragabigzanda]

Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.

[E.H. Ruddock]

Yeah those are easy. Just dig up a little around them and unscrew them. Screw the new one on and you are good to go.

I remember having problems with not being able to find/fix a leak, but that's different from replacing the head itself.

Finding a leak can be tough, unless you have a visible damp spot in the area where the leak is. I watched some YouTube videos on cutting out old irrigation line and "welding" a new PVC section into place. Have done it about 3 times now. I'm basically a sprinkler system repair guy.

[Mickey]

Outside Job

[Mickey]

Big Spray