rico Posted December 17, 2020 Report Share Posted December 17, 2020 6 hours ago, mrflynn03 said: My grandpa on my mom's side built his own house and owned a body shop car repair business, and was into woodworking and playing guitar. I work on my own cars and trucks, do all the work on my house, my own plumbing and electrical. And taught myself to play guitar decently. I think it may be genetic I'm pretty crafty too. Built a three tier cupcake stand for our wedding with a cordless drill and hacksaw and my mechanics socket set in my college dorm room. Still have it. Makes a nice corner peice. Pretty cool. Keep on keeping on! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlinedavid Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 On 12/16/2020 at 2:03 PM, rico said: Also, nothing wrong with doing both. My day job is sitting behind a computer. That said, I'm also not a half bad trim carpenter/cabinet maker, can do anything non-electronic on a car that doesn't require an engine hoist and can do basic electrical and plumbing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlinedavid Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 On 12/17/2020 at 1:25 AM, mrflynn03 said: My grandpa on my mom's side built his own house and owned a body shop car repair business, and was into woodworking and playing guitar. Similar here. Dad was a USAF hydraulic tech and owned his own auto repair shop for 30+ years. I went a different way career wise, but I still do most of my own vehicle and home repairs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierJax Posted December 30, 2020 Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 This is called a Stove Topper...My wife wanted one but they were anywhere from $80 to $100...so I built one myself for $33 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted December 30, 2020 Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 1 hour ago, HoosierJax said: This is called a Stove Topper...My wife wanted one but they were anywhere from $80 to $100...so I built one myself for $33 Galvanized pipe expensive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted December 30, 2020 Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 2 hours ago, HoosierJax said: This is called a Stove Topper...My wife wanted one but they were anywhere from $80 to $100...so I built one myself for $33 Very nice. Made 1 for my wife last summer and we had all the stuff in the garage. Cost a little time that's all 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierJax Posted December 30, 2020 Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, rico said: Galvanized pipe expensive? Im a pipefitter so i had access to the fittings and nipples...but no they are not Edited December 30, 2020 by HoosierJax 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 14 hours ago, HoosierJax said: Im a pipefitter so i had access to the fittings and nipples...but no they are not It can get a little pricey. We did some bathroom shelves and towel rack using it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWB Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 1 hour ago, Billingsley99 said: It can get a little pricey. We did some bathroom shelves and towel rack using it. in keeping with the stairway with the horse, use black or plastic pipe, for the stove topper, and then just wrap it in the dull side of aluminum foil. Voila !! Stainless steel look ! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 (edited) 40 minutes ago, DWB said: in keeping with the stairway with the horse, use black or plastic pipe, for the stove topper, and then just wrap it in the dull side of aluminum foil. Voila !! Stainless steel look ! Instead of pipe for the handles I used some antique handles from an old cabinet i picked up for little of nothing. I do like the reccommendations Edited December 31, 2020 by Billingsley99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Hoopsier Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 If any of you are moving over to the WeMe platform and would like to help build a new builders group, come on over. https://mewe.com/join/iliketomakestuffgroup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted January 13, 2021 Report Share Posted January 13, 2021 On 12/30/2020 at 12:17 PM, HoosierJax said: This is called a Stove Topper...My wife wanted one but they were anywhere from $80 to $100...so I built one myself for $33 I was going to send pics of mine but forgot. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWB Posted January 13, 2021 Report Share Posted January 13, 2021 My wife would never let me build one of those stove toppers. She'd be convinced it would burn the house down, being made out of wood (even though it's 2" above the burners with the gas off) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted January 13, 2021 Report Share Posted January 13, 2021 33 minutes ago, DWB said: My wife would never let me build one of those stove toppers. She'd be convinced it would burn the house down, being made out of wood (even though it's 2" above the burners with the gas off) They do get a little warm when you bake though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billingsley99 Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 My wife got this for me this weekend. Since we will do it together its a DIO instead of DIY 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted January 18, 2021 Report Share Posted January 18, 2021 The GF has shut me down from all projects until spring. She says I am spending too much money. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlinedavid Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 On 1/18/2021 at 10:54 AM, rico said: The GF has shut me down from all projects until spring. She says I am spending too much money. But....but....think of all the money saved! (Just ignore that stack of new tools in the garage that cost twice as much as the original item) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritzIam4IU Posted February 16, 2021 Report Share Posted February 16, 2021 Built these shelves and put up the "shiplap" in laundry room. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdhoosier Posted December 2, 2021 Report Share Posted December 2, 2021 Anybody have any insight on gutter guards? I've been procrastinating on this project because it's expensive and a pain in the ass. Half of my house gets leafs in the gutters. I can cleans out the gutters on the first level, but the second level is too high for my liking. And I have a walk out basement so the there's a 30-40 foot drop off the rear of my house. I called to get a quote on gutter protectors and I'm looking at $4-$5k! I thought, screw that, I'll just get somebody to clean out my gutters for the next 15 years and I'll still come out ahead. WRONG. Quote to clean out my gutters is $750 because they need to bring in special ladders. So, now I'm back looking at gutter guards. Does anybody have these and can tell me how well they work and how've they've held up? There are so many on the market and there are pros and cons to each one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacher Posted December 2, 2021 Report Share Posted December 2, 2021 I moved into my current house two years ago. There's a large maple tree overhanging one side of the house. I tried some cheap gutter guards and they just got clogged up and didn't work. Then I moved on to another style only to find out those didn't work any better. This year I put on micro screen mesh ones that I got at Costco. Should have spent the $ and got those the first time. They seem very similar to what some gutter guard companies use. So far so good and they look like they will do the job for me. In your case you will still need somebody to get on your roof and put them on for you (if you don't want to DIY) but maybe a local handyman could put them on for a fraction of the cost of a gutter guard company. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostin76 Posted December 3, 2021 Report Share Posted December 3, 2021 Feeling like “my job is done here” today after rewiring my wife’s VERY old ceramic Christmas tree. I bought it on Ebay from a lady in Minnesota about 12 years ago and it’s worked every year since, despite the frighteningly small plug and ancient wiring. This year, we plugged her in and nothing. Upgraded it to wiring that won’t burn our house down now, and we can move forward with the Christmas season as scheduled. 👷♂️ 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlinedavid Posted December 4, 2021 Report Share Posted December 4, 2021 On 12/3/2021 at 1:12 PM, Lostin76 said: Feeling like “my job is done here” today after rewiring my wife’s VERY old ceramic Christmas tree. I bought it on Ebay from a lady in Minnesota about 12 years ago and it’s worked every year since, despite the frighteningly small plug and ancient wiring. This year, we plugged her in and nothing. Upgraded it to wiring that won’t burn our house down now, and we can move forward with the Christmas season as scheduled. 👷♂️ Did a bunch of that about 3 years ago. We had a number of very nice outdoor decorations that were still running on incandescent bulbs. So before my wife was tempted to just re-buy them, I bought a case of outdoor micro-LED strings and restrung them all. Took a bunch of time and a lot of tiny zip ties, but was worth it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerBQ Posted December 5, 2021 Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 Almost wrapped up our little chicken coop. Not to brag, but I have to be one of the best there is as far as far as dragging projects out. I bought the materials and built it in about 2 nights after work. Paint and trim took about a day. Another to finish the trim. Now I need to wait to paint the trim white but the plan to paint today was rained out. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostin76 Posted December 6, 2021 Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 On 12/4/2021 at 2:44 PM, Zlinedavid said: Did a bunch of that about 3 years ago. We had a number of very nice outdoor decorations that were still running on incandescent bulbs. So before my wife was tempted to just re-buy them, I bought a case of outdoor micro-LED strings and restrung them all. Took a bunch of time and a lot of tiny zip ties, but was worth it. Nice! We try not to rebuy too much stuff like Xmas decorations, so modifying what we have is good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted December 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2021 With my new job I thought I would get so much more done. But had some back trouble pop up. My latest DIY project, I finally fixed my deck step handrail after falling off my steps for the 4th time. My 8th grade teacher Mr. Kramer said I would always be a procrastinator. He wasn't wrong. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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