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Walt34 · 06-25-2008, 04:55 PM

"A man's gotta know his limitations."

I do house painting better than the pros (so others have said) but that doesn't mean I like it, I'm just anal about surface preparation, which I know from model-building will make or break a paint job.

I can do light electrical work (Dad was an electrician and I went on side jobs with him often) such as running a new outlet. Eons ago I did heating and A/C although much of what I know about that is now obsolete and I don't have the specialized tools anyway. As far as plumbing goes, for anything beyond replacing a faucet I call a pro because that's easier than making four trips to the store for all the right fittings.

The mistake the folks in the article made was failure to plan ahead and think all the steps through beforehand.

06-25-2008, 04:55 PM	#25
Walt34 Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: WV Panhandle Posts: 1,781	"A man's gotta know his limitations." I do house painting better than the pros (so others have said) but that doesn't mean I like it, I'm just anal about surface preparation, which I know from model-building will make or break a paint job. I can do light electrical work (Dad was an electrician and I went on side jobs with him often) such as running a new outlet. Eons ago I did heating and A/C although much of what I know about that is now obsolete and I don't have the specialized tools anyway. As far as plumbing goes, for anything beyond replacing a faucet I call a pro because that's easier than making four trips to the store for all the right fittings. The mistake the folks in the article made was failure to plan ahead and think all the steps through beforehand. __________________ Retired seven years ago at age 52. Then decided to get a job. For a while. Or maybe not. I'll think about it.