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Demsrule86

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18. Find a handyman (or woman) who does side jobs. I have always found someone like that where ever

Tue Apr 13, 2021, 09:41 PM

Apr 2021

I lived. You find them by word of mouth or small adds...The one that works for me now is also a friend after 13 years...he has remodeled two kitchens and four bathrooms...painted, plastered took down paneling...plumbing. He has installed a number of stoves, fixed the electricity after the county mandated electrician screwed it up...He saved me a bundle by rerunning my water pipes when I got a clog under the basement cement. The plumber who came out want to put in some sort pump system buy my guy managed to get the proper angle running the pipes along the wall above the cement...saved thousands. Look for a local guy and ask for references. Also, I redid a small bathroom by myself when I was really broke on year and it really wasn't that bad. I took it one step at a time.

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Help! I am beginning the process of remodeling a bathroom and am overwhelmed already. [View all] llmart Apr 2021 OP

Get recommendations from friends, co-workers, church friends etc... brush Apr 2021 #1

Second this leighbythesea2 Apr 2021 #6

Thank you. llmart Apr 2021 #11

Yipe. How much behind you all the way is your partner? marble falls Apr 2021 #2

I don't have a partner. llmart Apr 2021 #9

You are intrepid! I've seen partnerships disolve after happy decades over home improvement ... marble falls Apr 2021 #12

Thank you. I've been called that before. llmart Apr 2021 #13

We did our bathroom last year. leftieNanner Apr 2021 #3

if u get bids make sure the costs are itemized for each component nt msongs Apr 2021 #4

Got my first bid today. llmart Apr 2021 #14

Imagine how it will look when it's done. rickford66 Apr 2021 #5

I'm starting to think I should just get someone to gut the bathroom first. llmart Apr 2021 #15

Whatever you're comfortable with. rickford66 Apr 2021 #16

I'm sorry. I think I gave you the impression I was actually going to do the work. llmart Apr 2021 #17

Ask you painter if he knows anyone good who does bathrooms... Demsrule86 Apr 2021 #19

Thank you. llmart Apr 2021 #20

I had a great experience with my remodel...redid a very large house that had been Demsrule86 Apr 2021 #23

"they loved their carpets in the 70's." llmart Apr 2021 #26

It sounds lovely. And buying a house in the 70's with interest rates what they were was Demsrule86 Apr 2021 #31

I have always been proud of how we managed to save for that first house. llmart Apr 2021 #35

Google and watch YouTube videos of each step Blue Owl Apr 2021 #7

I have learned how to do so many DIY projects just watching Luciferous Apr 2021 #8

Yes, I have also. llmart Apr 2021 #10

Wow, I am extremely impressed. I have done some things but had a contractor for much of Demsrule86 Apr 2021 #24

Thanks 🙂 our first house was a foreclosure Luciferous Apr 2021 #25

That makes sense. I have done plumbing recently when hubs was out of work and we had a blockage Demsrule86 Apr 2021 #32

Plumbing can be a bit tricky when you are dealing with slopes. When I redid Luciferous Apr 2021 #37

You are very talented! Demsrule86 Apr 2021 #34

Aw, thanks! People are always surprised that I do all of this stuff Luciferous Apr 2021 #36

Find a handyman (or woman) who does side jobs. I have always found someone like that where ever Demsrule86 Apr 2021 #18

I have used a handyman just recently that was recommended by people in my neighborhood. llmart Apr 2021 #21

I don't discuss politics with folks in general...so I didn't know my friends politic when I Demsrule86 Apr 2021 #22

I see you're a Buckeye. llmart Apr 2021 #27

I missed this somehow...yup, I live in Ohio. I really like it actually. We have lived in Demsrule86 Apr 2021 #29

I'm in a NE suburb of Detroit. llmart Apr 2021 #30

There are rednecks everywhere. NC is a lovely state I have spent much time there at the beach both Demsrule86 Apr 2021 #33

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You can strip the wall and ceiling yourself. Get yourself one of these Hotler May 2021 #38