I used to drive nails with a 16oz curved claw and my wrist would ache after framing one wall. Picked up a 22oz straight claw at a garage sale for $5 and now I get them in three swings flat - anyone else find a heavier tool fixed their technique?
I cut into a load bearing wall for a shower niche without checking the blueprints first. The whole header sagged about half an inch before I realized what I did. Had to sister in a proper 2x6 header and patch the drywall, which set me back 3 days. Everyone says to just wing it on YouTube, but structural framing needs actual planning. Has anyone else had to undo a major oops mid project like that?
I grabbed a 3 pack of rollers from the dollar store last week cause I was in a hurry. First coat on my bathroom ceiling and lint was everywhere, stuck in the paint like little fuzzy hairs. Had to sand it all down and start over with a $10 roller from the hardware store. Has anyone else dealt with cheap rollers ruining a whole paint job?
I spent the last two weekends redoing a nightstand from Goodwill and a little bookshelf I found on the curb. At first I used spray primer like I always do, but the weather was windy and I got dust specks stuck in the finish on both pieces. I sanded them down and decided to try a can of brush-on primer from Home Depot for the second coat. It cost me $12 and took maybe 15 extra minutes to brush it on carefully. The difference was night and day, no bumps, no overspray mess, just a smooth surface that the paint grabbed onto perfectly. Has anyone else had better luck with brush-on stuff for small projects, or is there a trick to making spray work in less than perfect weather?
Woke up to dripping sounds last Tuesday around 2am. The P-trap under my sink had a hairline crack right where the nut meets the pipe, must have been from over tightening it when I installed it 6 months ago. I had to dig out a bucket and wrap it in duct tape just to get through the night. Anybody else had a pvc trap just give up on them like that?
I redid my bathroom trim last spring and used the $3 caulk from the hardware store, and within 6 months it was all cracking and peeling off. Switched to a mid-range silicone caulk for the kitchen and 8 months later it still looks like the day I put it on. Anyone else notice how much the quality of caulk actually changes how long a project holds up?