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The Prime Minister
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So I was kinda feelin' myself, after I fixed the fridge, the stove (gas), and a door falling off the hinges - basically for free, in the last week.
I made this thread to share basic fixes and improvements anyone can do easily and cheaply. Depending on where you live, if you rent, it could be less of a pain in the ass just to fix ? yourself rather call you landlord every time something stupid goes wrong.
If you own, you could save thousands...
Post any questions you might have.
I made this thread to share basic fixes and improvements anyone can do easily and cheaply. Depending on where you live, if you rent, it could be less of a pain in the ass just to fix ? yourself rather call you landlord every time something stupid goes wrong.
If you own, you could save thousands...
Post any questions you might have.
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I'm building a in home recording studio anyone got any tips
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Me and my homie building a deck in the back yard next month. But I fix a lot of stuff around the crib, ain't nothing to it
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I been needing to do some electrical work but dont wanna hurt myself (no health insurance)
Does anyone know if its easy to replace power outlets instead of hiring an electrician?
All the plugs in my home are old and the magnetic hold has been worn out. Plug in the vacuum and the plug falls out extra easy -
I been needing to do some electrical work but dont wanna hurt myself (no health insurance)
Does anyone know if its easy to replace power outlets instead of hiring an electrician?
All the plugs in my home are old and the magnetic hold has been worn out. Plug in the vacuum and the plug falls out extra easy
You have to shut the power off first, but I suggest when you get a chance get all your electrical updated -
I know my garage was acting weird so I googled it and typed in what I thought was wrong. I could open it with the remote but couldn't close it and the lights were flashing, turns out the sensor beam were unaligned, went out and lined them up and bam, back in action, saved on that bill and it was a simple thing to do
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I can fix all sorts of plumbing (and other random ? ), but electrical definitely requires a professional.
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king hassan wrote: »I been needing to do some electrical work but dont wanna hurt myself (no health insurance)
Does anyone know if its easy to replace power outlets instead of hiring an electrician?
All the plugs in my home are old and the magnetic hold has been worn out. Plug in the vacuum and the plug falls out extra easy
You have to shut the power off first, but I suggest when you get a chance get all your electrical updated
Have u replaced one before.
I need to replace like 20 at least.
Im sure an electrician will tax me hard -
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The Prime Minister wrote: »I can fix all sorts of plumbing (and other random ? ), but electrical definitely requires a professional.
Damn
I remember as a kid my dad replacing some while i held a flashlight for him. He was no electrician & this was pre-internet.
So i feel like its my duty to do it myself.
If i ever stop posting just assume i electrcuted myself -
king hassan wrote: »I been needing to do some electrical work but dont wanna hurt myself (no health insurance)
Does anyone know if its easy to replace power outlets instead of hiring an electrician?
All the plugs in my home are old and the magnetic hold has been worn out. Plug in the vacuum and the plug falls out extra easy
You have to shut the power off first, but I suggest when you get a chance get all your electrical updated
Have u replaced one before.
I need to replace like 20 at least.
Im sure an electrician will tax me hard
Nah, but my pops have and I watched him, he cut the power off and went to work. This chick I dated changed her light fixtures too, the power and did what she needed to do. You can actually youtube it and it will show you how -
I hung up some 27x40 movie posters in my theater room (Power, Godfather II, Casino, Scarface).....check out http://www.movieposter.com. They got all kind of movie / tv show posters
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Once you start these projects, it never ends. Lowes and Home Depot will be draining your wallet, lol.
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leftcoastkev wrote: »Once you start these projects, it never ends. Lowes and Home Depot will be draining your wallet, lol.
Yo....you on point with that......after I had the movie room painted and posters put up, I found out I need to convert my dry bar to a wet bar and replace the doors for the kitchen pantry, laundry room, movie room and the door leading from the main floor to the basement.......that ? adds up....here are some of the doors I was looking at
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U got a "movie room"?
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U must not have kids
Or your a Republican -
leftcoastkev wrote: »Once you start these projects, it never ends. Lowes and Home Depot will be draining your wallet, lol.
Yo....you on point with that......after I had the movie room painted and posters put up, I found out I need to convert my dry bar to a wet bar and replace the doors for the kitchen pantry, laundry room, movie room and the door leading from the main floor to the basement.......that ? adds up....here are some of the doors I was looking at
Yeah. I remember when I got my first house. I used to be one of them bougie city ? out here like "I ain't doing that, I'll just pay somebody to do it"....
Next thing I know I'm running cables all out side for security cameras. At Home Depot trying to find the right drill and drill bit to drill through cement....and so on and so on trips to lowes to find the right this and thats......next thing you know I'm in the crawl space (attic) of the crib rigging up lighting.....thought about tearing down and replacing the cabinets but ended up just paying for that.
Ironically I actually got to liking doing the ? but calmed down on it because once you start and if you're actually good at it, your confidence and imagination grows, it don't stop and it gets too expensive....
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I got to grab some paint to change the color in my basement. Ain't nothing like doing your own housing projects, I'd rather be doing something than watching them ? ass tv shows
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There a lot of good ideas / tips you can get from www.houzz.com I get a lot of ideas from there on how I would like my projects to go. You can type in the search bar "man cave" and it will show you different types of man caves, etc
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I'm sure most in here realize, when you were a kid you built all types of ? , especially before video games were popular and you were outside all the time. We built tree houses, go-karts, forts, all types of ? . I've even made a bike from scratch by finding a frame and getting the parts. Tv and video has drained the creative juices out of a lot of people
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Septic tank get a snake get on roof o first remove toilet so u can see who umm the clog an have some one down looking down the hole did this yesterday....how u do i dry wall
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I been needing to do some electrical work but dont wanna hurt myself (no health insurance)
Does anyone know if its easy to replace power outlets instead of hiring an electrician?
All the plugs in my home are old and the magnetic hold has been worn out. Plug in the vacuum and the plug falls out extra easy
? power
Remove old receptacle
Take note of the wiring
Install new receptacle
Cut power on
Sound simple as hell
Gonna go for it here tonight -
Have wanted to add a backsplash to my kitchen for years. Any pointers?
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king hassan wrote: »I got to grab some paint to change the color in my basement. Ain't nothing like doing your own housing projects, I'd rather be doing something than watching them ? ass tv shows
Yea when the weather gets warmer imma have to paint my whole house almost
Just moved in last summer and u can tell previous owners used some cheap contractor paint when they put it up for sale.
Not looking forward to dropping couple hundred on paint alone. Plus need a ladder for these 15ft walls -
king hassan wrote: »I been needing to do some electrical work but dont wanna hurt myself (no health insurance)
Does anyone know if its easy to replace power outlets instead of hiring an electrician?
All the plugs in my home are old and the magnetic hold has been worn out. Plug in the vacuum and the plug falls out extra easy
You have to shut the power off first, but I suggest when you get a chance get all your electrical updated
Have u replaced one before.
I need to replace like 20 at least.
Im sure an electrician will tax me hard
You also need to know what type of wiring you have, if it's aluminum or copper. That way when you replace the plugs, you'll know what type of plug to replace them with.
