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Having just had fun with replacing a bathroom door knob that involved far more power tools than expected I'm not sure I can agree.

• lotsofpulp 5y ago
  The tools might work. But then you discover the plumber from 20 years ago did something crazy. Or the wiring makes a left turn in the space between 1st and 2nd floor for some reason. Thee dimmer switch that was $15 and should have taken 10 min to install actually does not have enough clearance behind it because a drain pipe is there, and so you need a special smaller size electrical box or you need to cut holes in the wall. Etc, etc.
  • toyg 5y ago
    Just another day in the life of a legacy enterprise project maintainer.
    • no-s 5y ago
      Seriously. I bought a house to renovate and the painting turned into a drywall refactoring thanks to the chemical peel used by the previous owners…I fixed up one bathroom that actually needs a tear out just to make a deadline for move in…bath tear out was pushed out to the next major update planned…