Sing it, sister! I hates it, too. That and finish carpentry.
Rough carpentry, decks/ stairs/ etc, electrical, plumbing… I’m yer guy.
That finicky, painstaking stuff? No thanks.
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I’m in that camp, too. If it requires an artistic touch, I’m pretty much out. In a pinch, I can paint a wall, but I don’t enjoy it - I especially don’t enjoy the prep and cleanup, which is most of the work.
Still waiting on closing.
Picked out my granite. Can’t wait. Reminds me of home… lots of movement, kinda like the beach, or the aftermath of a snowstorm.
Taking a break from the kitchen this weekend. Gonna clean up the outside and inside, and work on some little projects. Cross a few things of the list. Also the kids will be home and that makes working on the kitchen almost impossible. 
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Ha! So my bff decided that she was going to come over this morning and work on the kitchen. So, we worked on the kitchen. Can’t complain, as I need the help. So I guess Tuesday I will work outside. 
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Anyone got ideas for slamming doors? The door to the garage tends to send a tremor through the 2nd floor when the kids forget to not slam it.
Try not to slam them too hard as you might damage them. Just loud enough to give a shock, but not enough to damage is perfect.
That is what you meant isn’t it? 
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I think that they make soft close hinges that allow the door to close normally except for the last inch or so and then slow it down. A self closing hinge would probably work too, since it will prevent the door from closing faster.
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For a garage door, can anything be done with modifying the springs? I think some models supported that. Not sure about all of them.
Wait… Is it the roll up garage door, or the regular swinging door from the garage to the house?
If the former, then the spring(s) might need to be adjusted. I’ve seen several styles of roll up garage door, and all of the home use type have had some type of spring system. Industrial ones are a different story. But the torsion springs on the double wide ones can hurt you, so don’t jack with it if you aren’t mechanical minded and know what you’re doing.
If the later, is it a heavy solid core door or hollow/light? The type of closer that might help for one isn’t so good for the other, but you can get closers, hinge helpers, or helper hinges for both types. If it is light enough, you might be able to use a simple damper rod, like the closers on screen doors.
My realtor went to go check on the house that was supposed to close on the 10th but didnt.I
Hope in ceiling, squishy floating floor, water in pantry. I get there, someone, we assume the appraiser, set the air to 64, the unit froze, and it melted into the basin, and the emergency shutoff didn’t work. So it turned back on and froze again, flooding the basin when it thawed again, and so on for almost two weeks.
Brand new flooring is done, trim is ruined, cabinets we spent all this work salvaging is ruined. a big chunk of the 25k we put into this is gone, plus more issues. A month of blood, sweat, and tears is gone.
If insurance doesn’t cover this we are fucked. I don’t know how we get out of this. We’ve already maxed every card getting to here, and we can’t afford the payment.
My wife is a wreck, and I’m right behind her. We can’t catch a break with this.
That is absolutely horrible. Insurance should cover that, or if not, you should be able to sue the appraiser who did the damage.
I wish you the best and I sure hope this gets resolved well for you.
Wow, that’s beyond horrible. Sorry, man.
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Ag no man!
I sincerely hope that insurance will cover you.
All of the best!
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That sucks big time. Really hoping the insurance company isn’t a dick about it.
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This is your typical door (much alike the front door to the house) made of solid wood. I wouldn’t care if it was your typical room door that is hollow, but this has weight to it due to its solid nature.
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Ah. I thought it was the roll-down garage door. Lots more options for a normal door, I think.
We’re in the middle of getting the siding replaced on our townhouse. First quote (actually the back-of-the-napkin quote, not even the ‘official’ one) scared us a bit. We can cover it, but it’s a stretch. House would be a very hard sell without getting it done, though.
The door to my garage is solid, too. I had the opposite problem, people flinging it open and letting it swing around and impact whatever was behind it. It was stressful on the hinges.
Shot in the dark here, but does anyone have any suggestions for tricks for tightening cabinet hinges that have come loose? I’m guessing it’s humidity related, but about half the doors in our new kitchen are slight askew now, and one of the hinges are a bit loose. Going to attack them with a screwdriver this weekend.
Not sure if there’s special tricks to lining them up or anything. My only thought is using a manual screwdriver, not the electric, to keep things from going wild.
If the screws were overtightened, there may not be room for a larger screw. One trick is to get a sliver of wood* or two, depending on how thick they are, about the length the screw was into the wood, and put it in the hole. It gives the screw a little extra to bite into. I’ve heard about putting a little wood glue in the hole, too, but only if you don’t anticipate the screw needing to be be removed. The screw needs to go in with the glue wet; if the glue is dry, the screw will likely split the wood. I haven’t done it with glue, because if the screw is ever removed, I don’t want it to tear out a big chunk of wood on the way out.
I’d go manual, too. Need to be able to feel if it starts getting mushy.
*just a sliver, you don’t want it too thick. sometimes a toothpick will work, but it might be too thick - can try to cut it in half lengthwise or whittling it down a bit. Actually, the results of whittling would probably be about the right thickness, too.
EDIT: Above method is for solid wood. If it is particle board, then maybe a dab of glue would be helpful to bond the sliver to the loosened particles and firm everything up in there.
EDIT2: If the power/manual screwdriver / going wild part is because you’re putting screws in new holes, I would also recommend drilling a very small pilot hole, just to insure that the screws are going where you want them, though I know that can be a bitch if you’re holding a door up and eyeballing everything while contorted into a cabinet.
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