 LazManPremium
join:2003-03-26
canada | Most / Least favourite home improvement task? Spent a quality day today; doing the thing I arguably like least...
Mudding drywall.
But it gave me time to think - we've got a wide range in here - from professional tradesmen, to DIY home-owners, to people who don't let not having a clue what they are doing slow them down in the slightest... 
What's your most and least favourite home improvement and reno tasks?
My most favourite? Electrical, by far...
Least favourite? As mentioned above - taping/mudding drywall... Roofing is probably a close second, though. |
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| Most Favorite: Tiling
Least Favorite: Painting |
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netboy34
join:2001-08-29
Kennesaw, GA
kudos:1 | reply to LazMan
Most Favorite: Framing
Least Favorite: Plumbing |
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AsherN
join:2010-08-23
Thornhill, ON | reply to LazMan
Most favourite: testing the hammock
least favourite: everything else |
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any REPAIRS!!!
Because when your done it does not look like you did anything - just what or how it is supposed to be in the first place. |
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 cdruGo ColtsPremium,MVM
join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
kudos:7 | said by averagedude:any REPAIRS!!!
Because when your done it does not look like you did anything - just what or how it is supposed to be in the first place.
The name of the forum is Home Improvement, not home maintenance. If it looks exactly the same as before, you didn't do it good enough.
Least favorite: Anything that costs me money but doesn't add real value. Painting, drywall repair, and wallpaper removal all fall under this.
Most favorite: Projects that when I'm done make a huge difference. A few years ago I took the opportunity after some hail damage to replace a roof and all the faded aluminum siding. House looks drastically different and better. Probably didn't add a ton to the value of the house, but none the less worth it anyways. |
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 alkizmo
join:2007-06-25
Pierrefonds, QC
kudos:1 | reply to LazMan
Favorite: Hanging drywall
Least favorite: Electrical (God damn my carpal tunnel!)
Second least favorite: Paiting because it is boring. |
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Least is a tie between prepping for-cleaning up after painting and plumbing (especially bathroom plumbing).
Most favorite is working with the irrigation water for the yard and garden. My wife calls it playing with water, says I just haven't grown out of it since childhood.  I keep trying to make our use of it more efficient so as to reduce the amount of treated water we have to pay for. We get water from the ditch 2-4 times a week, 2 days just a little 2 days a full head. The last 2 years that has been cut in half because of drought conditions.
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join:2000-07-11
Youngsville, NC
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Most favorite - electrical in any form, from 240V down to RG6 coax / UTP CAT5/5e/6.
2nd favorite - water SUPPLY plumbing / pool plumbing
Least favorite - that "other" plumbing (I will gladly pay a plumber to do this)
2nd least favorite - anything to do with drywall / sanding / finishing |
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 leiboldPremium,MVM
join:2002-07-09
Sunnyvale, CA
kudos:6
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That question made me think for a while.
Most favorite: making things work (regardless whether it is mechanical, electrical or plumbing)
Least favorite: making things look good (don't look too closely; at least it works now)
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nonymousPremium
join:2003-09-08
Glendale, AZ | reply to LazMan
Drywall is least favorite. Mostly as I really need to learn how to do it correctly.
Any plumbing with soldering would be next worse. I could do it but would not want to seal it up behind a wall for years. General plumbing is fine. |
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Least favorite: painting
Most favorite: anything else |
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Changing wax seals.
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I am going to name a few... in each.
Most favorite - Demo, Framing, Tiling, electrical
Least favorite - Drywall mudding/sanding, painting. |
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 flibby3655Bully SpotterPremium
join:2004-12-19
Lompoc, CA | reply to LazMan
Least favorite: Projects
Most favorite: Beer at the end!
Although, doing and finishing projects are rewarding. |
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Most favorite: Electrical
Least favorite: anything in the attic |
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Most favourite: Electrical. I actually find reading the electrical code interesting. I almost ditched university to be an electrician. As much as I like computers, now that I'm in a desk job I wish I had gone through with it.
Least favourite: Plumbing. I somewhat enjoy planning out new plumbing; it's more challenging than I thought it would be. But I hate the maintenance (i.e. troubleshooting clogged drains), and laying new plumbing under a basement floor. Ugh. |
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said by fifty nine:Least favorite: anything in the attic
+1 on that. If I'm up there for even 2 minutes without a mask, I start hacking up insulation. |
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 dennismurphyPut me on hold? I'll put YOU on holdPremium
join:2002-11-19
Parsippany, NJ | reply to LazMan
Least favorite: drop ceilings. Man, those suck.
Most favorite: demo, of course! |
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 CylonRedPremium,MVM
join:2000-07-06
Bloom County | reply to LazMan
Can't stand painting but then I have color issues. If more than one coat has to go on then the coats have to 2 to very different colors or I can't see where I left off.
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