Tuesday
Jul312007
Handyman vs. Hardware
Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at 07:50AM Handyman:
Hardware Store:
We discovered that a rod that comes down in the center of the junction box is threaded, so with a washer, a spacer, and a bolt, the box is now secure and the light goes up this evening when Tom gets home.
[Handyman's proposal? Come back next Thursday. Cut out a big old hole in the ceiling, (through the lathe and plaster from stud to stud), reinforce with 2x4's between studs, hang new box, re-wire box, replace lathe and plaster with a drywall patch, three tapings, sand and finish. We prefered the "run to the hardware store (again) washer-spacer-bolt, tighten, hang the light tomorrow when there is still enough light left in the kitchen to see by" method ourselves.]
Reader Comments (8)
I LOVE old houses, but haven't had the "stomach" to own one yet!! So far "old" for us has been one 50's model and one 70's model--old enough when it comes to home improvement projects, we stay plenty busy!
Am enjoying your current project--looking forward to seeing the finished project!!
You go, Girl! WOOHOO!
It's nice to be married to a handy man! blessings...
Handyman: $500
Hardware store: $3.64
Feeling of doing it yourself AND saving a lot of money in the process: priceless
Good for you!! :)
Wow. I bet it feels great to be able to fix it yourselves!
Definitely the way I would go! Gag on that other bill! Wheww ... just think what else you could do with that money!
wow -- that is an impressive savings!
Definitely a no-brainer on which one to choose!!