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I usually tries to fix stuff. Just this summer I fixed the timing relay on my coffee machine. But as you note many times you just have to give up or not even bo
by rightbyte 4y ago
I usually tries to fix stuff. Just this summer I fixed the timing relay on my coffee machine. But as you note many times you just have to give up or not even bother trying.
However houses are still pieces of wood nailed together. Maintenance of cars are still mainly mechanical parts you can replace yourself.
> who-needs-leisure-time-work-until-you-die mentality
Everyone I knew or know in the older generation that built their own homes took time off or quit to build for some months. Maybe that is harder today.
- feet 4y agoHouses are pieces of wood nailed together in such a way that they meet building code
- rightbyte 4y agoYe you need to know what you are doing of course. My point is that houses are not like electronics were ICs have become like unsolderable for DIY due too small size SMDs. I could do what a carpenter does, if I just were competent. Which I am not.
- seb1204 4y agoI feel the same. Yet I know a couple, music teacher and beauty therapist, who built 2 houses themselves.
- feet 4y agoHow did they handle wiring and HVAC? The foundation and drain tile?
- s1artibartfast 4y agoAll of that is pretty simple if you try. Especially the Wiring. You just need someone licensed to come hook up your breaker box.
- rightbyte 4y agoMy understanding is that you can pull the wires your self but should not connect them without a pro for insurance reasons. And the foundation you need excavators and trucks with filler material and maybe concrete so you need external help with that.
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