What mood are you in and why?

[Gemmill 51295]

I'm pretty confident these DIY heroes live in houses with bits hanging off them, and wives that implore them to "just PLEASE pay somebody to do it this time". 

[Toonpack 11825]

  On 09/08/2024 at 11:18, Renton said:

 

Fuck that. My golden rule is, if the job is less than my hourly rate, then pay someone else to do it*. 

In this case it's 1.5 cm, you'd probably need to take a fair bit more than that in reality, you're not going to that with a plane. I wouldn't have a clue where to start and no way would I fuck around with removing architraves. 

 

* Admittedly as a result I have lost the ability to do any DIY beyond changing a lightbulb. And now they are LED probably forgotten how to do this as well.

 

 

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I hate paying anyone to do anything I could do myself.

[Toonpack 11825]

  On 09/08/2024 at 11:50, Gemmill said:

I'm pretty confident these DIY heroes live in houses with bits hanging off them, and wives that implore them to "just PLEASE pay somebody to do it this time". 

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I’m pretty sure, indeed I KNOW, you are wrong (in my case anyway) I can’t comment on laying tarmac though, that’d need Ewerk

[Gemmill 51295]

  On 09/08/2024 at 11:50, Toonpack said:

I hate paying anyone to do anything I could do myself.

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 The words TP's missus has heard more than any other. 

 

[The Fish 11349]

  On 09/08/2024 at 11:52, Toonpack said:

I’m pretty sure, indeed I KNOW, you are wrong (in my case anyway) I can’t comment on laying tarmac though, that’d need Ewerk

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Be honest, how many times have you started a job, then that's turned into a much bigger job because you fucked it up?

 

I'm with Renton, I could probably do it myself, but I'd need to hire the tools, take time to do it and deal with the aftermath if I fuck it up. ORRrrr I could pay someone with the tools, the time and the expertise to do it for me. That way, if they fuck it up, they're the ones to suffer the wrath of an irate Mrs Fish.

[strawb 4671]

  On 09/08/2024 at 12:03, The Fish said:

Be honest, how many times have you started a job, then that's turned into a much bigger job because you fucked it up?

 

I'm with Renton, I could probably do it myself, but I'd need to hire the tools, take time to do it and deal with the aftermath if I fuck it up. ORRrrr I could pay someone with the tools, the time and the expertise to do it for me. That way, if they fuck it up, they're the ones to suffer the wrath of an irate Mrs Fish.

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Lad I know local is on a big new build house somewhere up near Ramsbottom for the foreseeable mate, I’ve asked him if he knows anyone who would do it.

[wykikitoon 23351]

In the house of fish age to take the frame out could be a bigger job than some of the DIY hero's think.  The architrave may have timber plugs built into the masonry and the plaster around it will be old etc.  

[The Fish 11349]

  On 09/08/2024 at 12:23, strawb said:

Lad I know local is on a big new build house somewhere up near Ramsbottom for the foreseeable mate, I’ve asked him if he knows anyone who would do it.

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Thanks Strawb, I appreciate it. Local Joiner might be able to do it for us, he's coming around later to have a look.

[Toonpack 11825]

  On 09/08/2024 at 12:03, The Fish said:

Be honest, how many times have you started a job, then that's turned into a much bigger job because you fucked it up?

 

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 Never, honestly, I am a member of the “measure twice, cut once” club who uses the right tools for the job, I also know/understand what I can’t/couldn’t do.

[Toonpack 11825]

  On 09/08/2024 at 12:30, wykikitoon said:

In the house of fish age to take the frame out could be a bigger job than some of the DIY hero's think.  The architrave may have timber plugs built into the masonry and the plaster around it will be old etc.  

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Taking the frame out ! that’d be a tad excessive to free up 15mm IMO and aye your into plastering after, and that is a specialist art.

[Renton 24204]

  On 09/08/2024 at 13:08, Toonpack said:

measure twice, cut once

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Iirc Fish is a member of the "buy cheap, pay twice" club.

 

[Kevin Carr's Gloves 4301]

  On 09/08/2024 at 11:50, Toonpack said:

I hate paying anyone to do anything I could do myself.

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Like a real man I make enough money so that me doing jobs around the house is economically nonsensical.

[The Fish 11349]

  On 09/08/2024 at 13:08, Toonpack said:

 Never, honestly, I am a member of the “measure twice, cut once” club who uses the right tools for the job, I also know/understand what I can’t/couldn’t do.

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Exactly this. if the house needed me to write a query, code an automated process or do something snazzy in Excel or Tableau, then I'm your man. Unfortunately, those things rarely crop up outside of work.

[The Fish 11349]

  On 09/08/2024 at 13:17, Renton said:

 

Iirc Fish is a member of the "buy cheap, pay twice" club.

 

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[spongebob toonpants 4450]

  On 09/08/2024 at 13:17, Renton said:

 

Iirc Fish is a member of the "buy cheap, pay twice" club.

 

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I approve of this call-back

 

 

[Toonpack 11825]

  On 09/08/2024 at 13:22, Kevin Carr's Gloves said:

Like a real man I make enough money so that me doing jobs around the house is economically nonsensical.

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So did I, but I enjoy doing something challenging and different to the day job.

[Toonpack 11825]

  On 09/08/2024 at 13:34, The Fish said:

Exactly this. if the house needed me to write a query, code an automated process or do something snazzy in Excel or Tableau, then I'm your man. Unfortunately, those things rarely crop up outside of work.

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I was in IT delivering multi million $$ global projects, the diy was a nice diversion.

 

And it was nice doing something myself rather than telling someone else to do their shit.

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[Gemmill 51295]

You're both gonna have to get your payslips out to settle this one. 

[Gemmill 51295]

 

[Kevin Carr's Gloves 4301]

  On 09/08/2024 at 17:45, Toonpack said:

So did I, but I enjoy doing something challenging and different to the day job.

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In reality my arthritis limits me to tightening the odd screw so I have no choice.

[Blastronaut 1368]

  On 09/08/2024 at 09:09, The Fish said:

Bad luck certainly comes in threes. First little'un is sick, then the Washing Machine breaks, now the blokes trying to install the new one can't fit it through a doorway down to the basement because it is 1.5cm too wide. 

 

Probably going to need to get a joiner in to shave 2cm off the doorframe. @strawb if you know of anybody who wouldn't mind a quick job in Bramhall? It's literally a 45 degree cut to a 2cm depth, then straight down about 6'6" of wooden door frame (no door), sand off to finish. I'd have a crack myself if I had the tools and the wife had any confidence that I wouldn't bring the whole house down.

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Sounds like a lot more work than getting a washing machine that fits through the doorframe.

[RobinRobin 12684]

  On 09/08/2024 at 13:34, The Fish said:

Unfortunately, those things rarely crop up outside of work.

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And here. Unfortunately. 

[RobinRobin 12684]

  On 09/08/2024 at 13:08, Toonpack said:

 Never, honestly, I am a member of the “measure twice, cut once” club who uses the right tools for the job, I also know/understand what I can’t/couldn’t do.

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I'm in the do it badly once and never get asked again club. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs Wyki has entered the chat. 🙂 

[Toonpack 11825]

  On 09/08/2024 at 18:03, Gemmill said:

You're both gonna have to get your payslips out to settle this one. 

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Payslips are for those who are not RETIRED (or are called HMHM)

[ewerk 33655]

Maybe the real lesson here for those incapable of handling a screwdriver is check the measurements next time before buying?