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Me: "Maybe I don't really have adhd."

The trail of tools i leave behind me: "so, about that..."

#adhd #diy #diyuck #i have reached a new level of diy sun #and it is painting over contact paper #in my defence I'm pretty sure the 1960 contact paper is a vital part of its remaining structural integrity #this drawer has been dead since before i bought the house #but i refuse to let its corpse rest #Shades makes a mess

Great news! We broke open the Mysterious Bathroom Void and there's no body in it! Always a positive in a remodel.

#theres also only a partial floor #but i can work with that #DIYuck #remodeling #if i had a haaaaammmer #I'd fuck up some dryyyywall

This is what my bathroom looked like on Dec. 6, after two good friends and I happened to it.

I hadn't realized these pics were languishing in my drafts! Just in case anyone saw 'bathroom remodel' and thought I meant 'hanging new curtains' or something. There was some very exciting building archeology, like the two-part stud, the twine-and-masking-tape pipe bracket, and the cabinet-doors-make-great-subfloor-actually. Not to mention the four-foot-long hole to the freezing underhouse.

We were showering at home again on Dec. 23. I'm still a bit dazed.

#remodeling #DIYuck #remodeling speedrun #I made mistakes #one of them was pushing go on this so close to end of year #but holy shit #jump on the sink #clip through the wall #and then you can have a shower again #in only 17 days

I am definitely feeling the demolition work this morning, mostly in my janky elbows. I feel like the OT who prescribed carefully lifting one pound weights would not be pleased with my choices.

Even if the hammer I used is the same hammer I use as my one-pound therapy weight.

#DIYuck #bargain-bin body #occupational therapy #and i was very occupied #have to find enough juice to remove the light fixture #more drywall #and wire in a temp #also trip to norrow tools #and to the hardware store

Houses: A Song

I cut my windowsills perfectly, tra la!

My house will be more finished, tra la!

Just sanding and staining and

OH SHIT THE KITCHEN FAUCET IS SPRAYING EVERYONE LIKE A GEISER

GUESS I’M PLUMBING INSTEAD

TRA LA

#DIYuck #houses #plumbing #homeowner

I started writing an amusing ‘how to’ about removing ballasts from tube light fixtures, remembered I didn’t actually know what the hell I was doing, stopped writing, managed to get everything installed anyway wired totally different from the other one but they both work, and then I put in the tubes and they look different.

I’m not sure if it’s color temperature or color rendering that’s at fault, but it’s really frustrating because I thought I ordered the same product. I’ll check them without the covers on in case those are making the difference, but I think it’s the lamps. One of the new lamps isn’t as bright as it’s supposed twin, either.

Oh, and I’m pretty sure some screws I thought were into wood are only into drywall.

I’ll have some work to do on my lighting situation when we get back from our trip. :|

#DIYuck #lights #LEDs #Studio construction

PLUMBING.