Speaking of cranes, my sister’s neighbour had a pool put in. It had to be slung over the house with a crane. They put out coffee and scones for the neighbourhood to enjoy while they shit down the street.
It was still exciting, limbs swinging down, feet from that roof. My old boss had crane a 38' sailboat over his house. Twice. Once into the back yard, once out, after the refit.
What tool do I need to remove this faucet aerator? It's not a hidden cache, and I can't grip it to simply screw it off
I've used one of those rubber flap jar openers before, and then I've covered it with a towel and used channel locks.
Yeah, I usually just wrap it in a cloth and use channel locks. I also tend to put some antiseize on the threads when I put it back on to make it easier to remove the next time.
The towel and the rubber jar opener didn't work. I'm close to just replacing the etire shitty builder grade faucet with a new one.
Somewhere there's a plumber laughing maniacally knowing that he intentionally installed a reverse thread faucet.
I built a privacy fence for lady. Most of it was normal and boring, but I'm kinda liking the 11' wide, hidden gate. I didn't get to cut the post tops off because I left the proper saw for that task at home.
I used heav duty strap hinges and pins bolted thru the posts, and just an old fashioned hook and bar lock setup. And turn buckle gate support. It can't be opened from the outside, which is what the lady wanted. This picture is old, I added some more wood to the backside of the gates to prevent warping after I had all the hardware mounted and could see where it would best fit.
Been working on the new house. Scraping the popcorn ceiling, pulling up 40 year old carpet, ripping cabinets out etc. I remember it being MUCH easier when I was younger. Can't post pics yet as they're still up on Zillow and the property is unique enough that someone could potentially figure out where it is. Not trying to dox myself lol
I think this is exactly why most old people's houses are seriously outdated and in need of repair when they pass. Especially if they can't afford to pay contractors to do remodels and updates. They just live like it ain't broke, don't break it, and no need for them to put their knees, back and shoulders at risk doing work like that.
That's this house to a T. They lived there for at least 40 years and from what I can tell, he passed away a while ago and she was there alone just keeping the place clean but not updating or fixing anything.
We were lucky enough to buy our place from the Estate of the couple who had it built in 1956, they had a master added on in 1996, the house was all original. They fixed everything and kept everything clean. Had one bath in yellow and black, one in bright pink with white grout and one in bright yellow with grout. All original 50’s tile with 2 inches of mortar behind it. Almost made me feel bad when I demo’d it all. Compared to people I know with new construction homes I’ll take old houses any day. New construction is just shit build quality.
No thankfully all porcelain tile with regular mortar over metal lathe. Had it tested prior to purchasing the house, it has all original oak floors - from what I read the asbestos issues usually pop up in floor tiles. We wouldn’t have bought it had remediation been required.
I have an exterior door where the screws on the top hinge are coming lose from the frame. I have gotten slightly larger and longer screws but that isn’t working well. Is there a good fix for this? I’ve lived here 10 years so it’s weird to me it just started up.