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I dunno. I’m early millennial and, due largely to money reasons, I’ve done the following myself in past 12 months: - re-graded slope of dirt in back yard (by h
by mrexroad 4y ago
I dunno. I’m early millennial and, due largely to money reasons, I’ve done the following myself in past 12 months:
- re-graded slope of dirt in back yard (by hand, oof), trenched and added irrigation (to code), and seeded a successful lawn
- rebuilt upper valve train on my minivan (5 failed hydronic lifters)
- reframed my garage, which had massive termite damage and wall was 1.5” out of plumb, roof sagging badly
- wired new 60A circuit for EV charger (to code)
- excavated (by hand) and replaced 10’+ section of sewer lateral
- rebuilt washing machine pump, added dynamat sound deadening so quiet when on calls in garage
- re-heeled my wife’s shoes
- designed / built custom bunk/loft/desk for my sons’ shared room (Baltic birch, flat packable, surprisingly beautiful)
- re-roofed and reflashed chimney to fix leak (then re-drywalled 1/5 living room ceiling, skip trowel texture)
- abs so on…
Not trying to humble brag, but I hadn’t done a single of those tasks before (except framing, drywall, electrical, plumbing, which I taught myself in last decade). Push comes to shove, people can get a book from the library.