The Home Improvement Thread

[Silverback]

Home Depot says to call Chamberlain on Monday. Fuck it.. its $38 for the part. Bought it... it fixed it. Now hopefully Chamberlain will send me a new one and I can put it in the box and return it.

 

[TacoXpo]

Did the same for a part on my Mexican built water heater that crapped its t-stat in the first month.

 

[tex]

Got the roof mounted.

 

[Silverback]

Looks good Aaron. I'm trying to find the motivation to go finish installing lights on the pergola and winetree. Its fucking hot. I did clean up my toolbox a little.. organized my hand held radios. I can't find a couple of the 2m handheld charging stations. I think I know where they are though. I need to paint that wall I put up and then get some more of the galvanized Wall Control pegboard for it. I really like that stuff.

Radio central.. little Alien dudes watching over. LOL Got two more radios in the house to act as an intercom system.

Wall Control

 

[tex]

Looking good. It's fucking hot here as well. Humid. I have felt less humidity in Houston.

 

[Silverback]

Heat index was 104 when I looked 15 minutes ago.. its 106 now.

 

[Silverback]

I was installing the solar lights on the pergola... doing the south side first. Direct sunlight.. cooking the brain. Last one on that side. Stepped off the ladder.. thought I was on the last wrung. I was wrong. Ground cushioned my fall. LOL I did hit the chiminea on the way down and it exploded.. it appeared to have some cracks already in it. No blood.. I'm sure I'l feel it tomorrow.

 

[tx_shooter]

So your wife gets a new chiminea now too?

 

[Silverback]

Sadly... Yes.

We've used the fucking thing maybe twice in 2 years. I'm voting metal firepit.

 

[Anathollo]

I shouldn't have laughed at you falling off a ladder and breaking the chiminea...but I did.

EDIT: Now I'm going to fall off a ladder because Karma

 

[Silverback]

Oh I'm still laughing about it. So far today the only "new pain" I feel is in my right heel... guess my foot hit somethion the way down.. ladder is my guess.

 

[tx_shooter]

Sadly... Yes.

We've used the fucking thing maybe twice in 2 years. I'm voting metal firepit.

I don't know about that; you would not have fared so well against a metal fire pit.

 

[TacoXpo]

Yeah, but Sean could rebuild that and have fun while doing it.

 

[Silverback]

LOL.. yeah, I might still be laying out there.

 

[Taco Loco]

Wine and ladders don't mix

 

[Silverback]

Good thing I don't drink wine!!

 

[Taco Loco]

Good thing I don't drink wine!!

Maybe your wife Cosby'd you?

 

[Silverback]

She was out of town when it happened. Totally just the sun cooking my head.

Speaking of that.. I replaced the HVAC filters in the attic tonight. My little one helped me. She climbed the ladder and swapped them out with the arrows facing correct way. Teach em young. Oh.. it was hot as fuck up there.

 

[Taco Loco]

I was installing the solar lights on the pergola... doing the south side first. Direct sunlight.. cooking the brain. Last one on that side. Stepped off the ladder.. thought I was on the last wrung. I was wrong. Ground cushioned my fall. LOL I did hit the chiminea on the way down and it exploded.. it appeared to have some cracks already in it. No blood.. I'm sure I'l feel it tomorrow.

Lucky you didn't get pitched forked with one of those spears

 

[Taco Loco]

She was out of town when it happened. Totally just the sun cooking my head.

Speaking of that.. I replaced the HVAC filters in the attic tonight. My little one helped me. She climbed the ladder and swapped them out with the arrows facing correct way. Teach em young. Oh.. it was hot as fuck up there.

I need to do that as well.