I learned that when I was a kid, fork + receptacle = no more lights.
I've been working trim in my kitchen while I wait for the countertop people to return my calls. And I replaced the valves under my bathroom sink when I discovered one of them had been leaking and dripping for a while.
@Tester101 Unfortunately these guys already have my money, they're reputable enough from what I can tell, they just don't have a clue how to work a phone system.
I learned that if you're using a 1x3 as a straight edge for cutting drywall, be sure that your "helper" gives you back the same 1x3 after he moves everything around while your back is turned:
If you look between the studs in the first photo, you'll see R38 kraft paper backed insulation. The joist bays aren't 12" deep, so there's a little bit of downward pressure on the drywall
This is a friend's garage; I'm there because I have a drywall hoist. He had some R38 left over from a previous project so wanted to use it up
Some people get all the respect for having a truck to help friends move, others get a drywall lift.
Honestly, this company has the worst phone system, if someone doesn't pickup the VM asks you to enter the extension or lookup the name of the person in the directory, but I have neither an extension or a name so it won't let me leave a message. The VM's I've left before are after the system transfers me to the VA office.
Yup, tried the 0, menu says you should press * to just leave a message, which I do and it repeats the original extension/directory prompt but no longer says to press * for leaving a message.
There isn't much trim around these cabinets, and the finish nail gun makes it go quick. I will need to caulk a few spots, but it's going to be white walls, white cabinets, and white caulk, so it will all blend together and leave a lot larger margin for error.
What takes me forever is mudding, sanding is miserable, and it takes me a long time to get it smooth and spread out over a large enough area to make the joints unnoticeable. So far, I still notice, but then I also notice all the joints from the original builders.
So what would others do, dab a bit of caulk in the finish nail holes since I'll already have some on my fingers soon, or go buy some new spackle since my current container is almost certainly dried up?
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