neil
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Are any of you guys or gals handy? I used to be one of the most unhandy son-of-a-guns.. I mean, things always seemed so difficult, from electrical, plumbing, structural stuff. But the more I watched contracters do the work... the more I watched/helped my dad do the work, the more I realized that the stuff isn't rocket science, and its quite enjoyable and gratifying to do it yourself.
My latest project is my kitchen. We've ripped out the floor, cabinets, sink, the whole nine. When the cabinets came, my pop and I installed them. But he took off, so I had to do the plumbing stuff on my own when the countertops came in. That was a first, but easy, because it was all compression fittings and PVC drains. Scary still -- especially when I hooked up the dish washer (my first dishwasher ever, believe it or not). But holy crap, I love the thing. I'm doing loads of dishes just for the hell of it now.
And today I hooked up the supply line to my new fridge (for water filter / ice maker). I didn't go with the standard kit which includes a saddle-valve -- I went the real way with a Tee-connector, cutting into my brand new copper pipes (had house re-piped recently), and a real valve! A little flood in a room in the basement, but no big deal.
I guess this post is just to toot my own horn. When you have to do something on your own, feels damn good to get it done and learn something along the way. Oh yeah, and accumlating tools is cool too. DeWalt Miter saw, Rotozip, and some Craftsman open-end wrenches are my latest acquisitions. Oh yeah, bought a copper pipe cutter today too. Heheh.
Maybe I'll start dabbling into building my own portable amps!
My latest project is my kitchen. We've ripped out the floor, cabinets, sink, the whole nine. When the cabinets came, my pop and I installed them. But he took off, so I had to do the plumbing stuff on my own when the countertops came in. That was a first, but easy, because it was all compression fittings and PVC drains. Scary still -- especially when I hooked up the dish washer (my first dishwasher ever, believe it or not). But holy crap, I love the thing. I'm doing loads of dishes just for the hell of it now.
And today I hooked up the supply line to my new fridge (for water filter / ice maker). I didn't go with the standard kit which includes a saddle-valve -- I went the real way with a Tee-connector, cutting into my brand new copper pipes (had house re-piped recently), and a real valve! A little flood in a room in the basement, but no big deal.
I guess this post is just to toot my own horn. When you have to do something on your own, feels damn good to get it done and learn something along the way. Oh yeah, and accumlating tools is cool too. DeWalt Miter saw, Rotozip, and some Craftsman open-end wrenches are my latest acquisitions. Oh yeah, bought a copper pipe cutter today too. Heheh.
Maybe I'll start dabbling into building my own portable amps!