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Post by leftturn3 on Mar 2, 2015 7:05:39 GMT -5
Nicole Curtis ain't half bad, either. Nicole is my favorite, she is insane sexy.
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Post by frostlich on Mar 2, 2015 8:02:53 GMT -5
Any of you folks tackle DIY stuff around your house? I thought a thread for asking questions or tips and tricks might be a good idea. This is why we need GMCJETS here.
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Post by Raoul Duke on Mar 2, 2015 8:19:56 GMT -5
Measure twice, cut once..
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Post by Trades on Mar 2, 2015 8:33:14 GMT -5
I am finishing a complete gutting/remodel of a bathroom. I am about $1000 in and I see billboards for 5x8 Bathroom remodel starting at $9,999 so I figure I have saved about $9k so far! I am very stubborn so I rarely pay anyone to do anything. The only thing I can thing of that I have paid for is putting in a new hot water heater and that was more laziness then anything. Installation only cost $300 including the new pipes, fittings,etc.
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Post by PK on Mar 2, 2015 8:45:56 GMT -5
The only thing I can thing of that I have paid for is putting in a new hot water heater...
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Post by Slackjaw on Mar 2, 2015 9:01:08 GMT -5
Measure twice, cut once.. I always cut twice and get dirty looks.
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Post by Trades on Mar 2, 2015 9:02:07 GMT -5
The only thing I can thing of that I have paid for is putting in a new hot water heater... Yeah I know it is pretty easy. I was going to put it in myself but for whatever reason just didn't feel like it. Couple hours OT sitting on my fat ass at my computer covered the cost. Rare moment of laziness.
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Post by PK on Mar 2, 2015 9:03:41 GMT -5
I guess. I've never really used them. I have one on my toolbox...but the felt pads on it are pretty dirty and only leave smudge marks on the wall, lol. Yeah mine too....but luckily I'm usually hanging a picture over the area after. Nope. No stud here. Must be over a couple inches...
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Post by PK on Mar 2, 2015 9:05:15 GMT -5
Yeah I know it is pretty easy. I was going to put it in myself but for whatever reason just didn't feel like it. Couple hours OT sitting on my fat ass at my computer covered the cost. Rare moment of laziness. FWIW...I never feel like installing them either.
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Post by quantum on Mar 2, 2015 9:11:15 GMT -5
Anitra Mecadon, show is called Mega Dens yummy. newer studfinders work better, can also find wiring and pipes
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Post by Raoul Duke on Mar 2, 2015 9:20:35 GMT -5
Measure twice, cut once.. I always cut twice and get dirty looks. There’s always that moment, generally around Step 23 when you realize you may have screwed up Step 8, but think “OK it’s not perfect but it’ll do”. Then around Step 75 you realize how important Step 8 was and have to undo everything to get it right. www.carnagecorp.com/pub/pictures/Rage/1270048183800.gif-Enter wife stage left – the wife asks why you’re ranting like madman and explain your predicament she gives the ‘ole eyeball roll “well of course”.
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Post by Slackjaw on Mar 2, 2015 13:22:04 GMT -5
I always cut twice and get dirty looks. There’s always that moment, generally around Step 23 when you realize you may have screwed up Step 8, but think “OK it’s not perfect but it’ll do”. Then around Step 75 you realize how important Step 8 was and have to undo everything to get it right. www.carnagecorp.com/pub/pictures/Rage/1270048183800.gif-Enter wife stage left – the wife asks why you’re ranting like madman and explain your predicament she gives the ‘ole eyeball roll “well of course”. That is when I want Rich Kotite to come in and help me
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Post by southside on Mar 2, 2015 13:36:48 GMT -5
I built a bed side table out of yellow pine that I personally picked out from the lumber yard. That was a pretty hard undertaking. I planned the project about 6 weeks before my ex left me. She ridiculed me about it because I hadn't done anything about it while we were together. Her and her mom laughed at me. When she left me it was very important for me to build that fucking table. It was a little wonky considering I did the whole thing by myself, drawer included. A buddy of mine helped me fix it a year later, getting it 90 degrees and sanded down with commercial quality equipment. It was worth it. I would have saved 400$ building it if I would have used the other wood that I had for the second table. But making the first one was tough enough. So essentially I only saved about 150$ but it was still well worth it. I feel like I could build more furniture in the future and I know that I'll never again use yellow pine to build something like that. It's heavy as shit. I could use it as a work bench. I still haven't put a finish on it or any hardware for the drawer. I guess that bitch had a point after all...
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Post by The Tax Returns Are in Kenya on Mar 2, 2015 13:43:36 GMT -5
I have an old Stanley stud finder that has worked reliably well for at least a decade. A couple months ago, my SIL asked me to mount a TV to a wall. My stud finder only worked on certain areas of the wall. Anyway, located the studs and mounted the TV. Yesterday, s he asked me to put up another TV on her wall. Well I figured it might be time to upgrade my stud finder. So in the December/January issue of Popular Mechanics, they reviewed stud finders. Listed Stanley FatMax Stud Sensor as best overall. Great, My old Stanley worked good, so this seems like a win. Go to Amazon, and damn near every review is a one star "this is a piece of shit". Next option is a Zircon multi scanner i520. Costs more, but reviews OK. Anyone have either of those two models? They work good? Any other model recommendations? Not on the same wall I hope.
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Post by PK on Mar 2, 2015 13:46:39 GMT -5
I feel like I could build more furniture in the future... Thanks for the lawn chair!
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