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[Keep on]

You are in for a lot of life lessons. In 30 years your tool collection will grow considerably, and you'll look around at all the work you've done and think maybe renting wasn't so bad.
Just kidding, good luck with the new home. I still enjoy projects around the house. Put a new back splash in the kitchen last week for the little lady.

 

[Wild Bill]

Modernizing and old house sucks flat out. But, there are upsides. You learn a lot, hone a craft or two, and you can turn a large profit on the back end. My wife and I are moving in a few weeks and have a purchase agreement signed to sell our house for a six figure net profit after owning it less than 5 years. Yes, that is with inflation, but still a good rate of return, in my eyes. Work hard and learn!

 

[kansasdad]

Please remember this truism taught to me by my “handy man” father…..the job isn’t finished until after the third trip to the hardware/lumber yard.

No home repair job worse for me than plumbing. Feeling your pain @wllm

 

[rmyoung1]

 

[Nick87]

Guaranteed to learn a whole new vocabulary of profanity.

 

[Treeshark]

That gives me the willies, man! My house is 7 years old and I’m already looking for a new one because I’m worried I might have to start doing stuff

 

[Steelsearchin]

Got off to a good start! Dad of a high-school buddy always said, "never start a plumbing project on a Sunday!"

 

[Addicting]

Pro tip. Estate sales have all the tools you will need at a steep discount. Buy early and often so you can have your own tool estate sale.

 

[warmer]

“A hundred years from now, they will gaze upon my work and marvel at my skill and never know my name. And that will be good enough for me” Dan Holohan

 

[np307]

“A hundred years from now, they will gaze upon my work and marvel at my skill and never know my name. And that will be good enough for me” Dan Holohan

"Five years from now, a tradesman will gaze upon your work and wonder what in the homeowner kind of rigging you did to screw something up that badly. And that will be good enough for his wallet." -np307

 

[Mallardsx2]

I’m so confused.

You really have went through life this far and don’t have any tools?

Lol

 

[millerkiller77]

"Five years from now, a tradesman will gaze upon your work and wonder what in the homeowner kind of rigging you did to screw something up that badly. And that will be good enough for his wallet." -np307

Fifty years from now a tradesman will gaze upon my work and wonder why I poured my 30x40 patio 24" thick with #18 bar 12" on center.

Because I can, and it's funny to think about someone trying to remove it.

 

[Addicting]

30 years from now they will find the skeleton we put under a buddy’s deck. Lol

 

[mtmuley]

30 years from now my house will be less than half as old as wllms. Built it myself. Good luck with it. mtmuley

 

[cowboy]

No home repair job worse for me than plumbing.

I’ve been around a couple hundred different plumbers and learned you only need to remember a few things to be a good plumber.
- Chit flows down hill
- Payday is Friday
- The boss is a bas—rd
- Never eat with your fingers

 

[Dave N]

30 years from now I'll be dead and shit won't matter. If I'm NOT dead, same result.

 

[Hunting Wife]

Well I was stupid and broke my and Randy’s rules and created what will certainly be a mountain of work for myself that will definitely cut into time in the woods…

Bought a 1927 house…

The easy life of the renter is over and I had to purchase tools… #*^@#*

First purchase and job… all the sinks and shower handles leak.

Sinks use a 12G-1H stem… FML


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Dios mio. Even I use bigger wrenches than that.

J/k. I’m excited to see what this next stage of life brings you guys. It’s going to be a wild ride. Making the new digs your own will be frustrating and satisfying at the same time. Don’t worry, @Ben Lamb is really just around the corner…

 

[44hunter45]

Well I was stupid and broke my and Randy’s rules and created what will certainly be a mountain of work for myself that will definitely cut into time in the woods…

Bought a 1927 house…

The easy life of the renter is over and I had to purchase tools… #*^@#*

First purchase and job… all the sinks and shower handles leak.

Sinks use a 12G-1H stem… FML


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Pour La Croix on it.

 

[crock239]

I feel your pain.

The only thing that works in an old home is the homeowner.

Good luck!

 

[Wild Bill]

Fifty years from now a tradesman will gaze upon my work and wonder why I poured my 30x40 patio 24" thick with #18 bar 12" on center.

Because I can, and it's funny to think about someone trying to remove it.

My God. You are the devil. I’ve removed a few like this in my old days as a landscaper. Removing concrete patios to install paver patios as a crew foreman. Guy selling the jobs never bothered to take the time and try to account for patios like that.