 35245635
join:2013-03-04
North Reading, MA | reply to LazMan
Re: Most / Least favourite home improvement task? I can't stand drywall & painting so I hire them out. I hate doing insulation as well but it's just not cost effective to hire that out so of the things I do insulation is the worst.
Nothing I would consider I like. I'd prefer to do anything entertaining over home improvements. I do home improvement stuff because it needs to get done. It's nice to see a finished project it's just doing it sucks. If money were no object I'd never do another home improvement project myself again.
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 Camelot OnePremium,MVM
join:2001-11-21
Greenwood, IN
kudos:1 | reply to LazMan
Least favorite: Prep work
Most favorite: the actual build work
I have found I don't mind breaking my back building stuff, fixing stuff, painting stuff, etc. But the prep-work annoys the hell out of me. It ends up being a lot of work just to make things look worse. Immediately following that, my least favorite is anything that requires I crawl around in a cramped, hot attic filled with fiberglass insulation. Mostly because I always forget to wear proper attire and end up itching for a week after. |
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Most Favourite: Tile cutting and drywall framing (metal studs).
Least Favourite: caulking, working in confined space
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 PacratOld and CrankyPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-10
Cortland, OH | reply to LazMan
Least favorite: Anything on my wife's "honey-do" list!
Most favorite: Anything that has to do with the lawn or landscape. |
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 mityfowlPremium
join:2000-11-06
Dallas, TX | reply to LazMan
Least favorite: replacing a dishwasher with a tile kitchen floor and 9/16" drop off to slab.
I'm trying to do it now. |
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sk1939Premium
join:2010-10-23
Washington, DC
kudos:9 | reply to LazMan
Favorite: Electrical, general carpentry, painting
Least favorite: Tile, Grout, Concrete, plumbing, mudding drywall, yardwork, and hardwood floors |
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Mangowww.toao.net
join:2008-12-25
Alberta
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| Most favourite: electrical. I'm actually not an electrician but the stuff I can legally do I really enjoy. I wired my home with cat5e recently and now enjoy gigabit ethernet in most rooms. According to network statistics I did a pretty good job.
Least favourite: remediation of things like mold and pet urine. The person who lived in this house before us didn't take good care of the place, to say the least. I'm good at it now, but still hate it. |
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Favorite: Anything requiring power tools &/or fire.
Least: clean-up afterwards. |
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 MajestikWorld TravelerPremium
join:2001-05-11
Tulsa, OK | reply to LazMan
Most favorite- landscape/gardening
Least favorite- any project that creates dust.
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Favorite: Dreaming up projects
Least: Actually doing the work |
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garys_2kPremium
join:2004-05-07
Farmington, MI | reply to LazMan
Favorite would be electrical, least favorite is anything having to do with finding and fixing whatever may be causing water to leak under a sink. |
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Cleaning up. Just standard regular cleaning. I'm not joking.  |
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 JBEveryday Normal Guy
join:2009-05-14 | reply to LazMan
Worst: Painting
Best: Standard cleaning chores, I really don't mind them. |
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35245635
join:2013-03-04
North Reading, MA | reply to LazMan
Is cleaning considered a Home Improvement task these days? |
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| said by 35245635:Is cleaning considered a Home Improvement task these days?
Don't do any cleaning in or at your home for a couple of years and then ask yourself that question!  |
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mityfowlPremium
join:2000-11-06
Dallas, TX | reply to 35245635
said by 35245635:Is cleaning considered a Home Improvement task these days?
It's home destruction if you don't do it. |
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 ptrowskiGot Helix?Premium
join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
kudos:4
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CDRU, I would counter that home repairs are actually improving your current situation. Plus there are tons of repair threads here.
Most favorite-landscaping and outside building. Makes me get dirty and a huge sense of accomplishment.
Least favorite-prepping to paint. Would rather pull out my short and curries one by one.
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35245635
join:2013-03-04
North Reading, MA | reply to mityfowl
said by mityfowl:said by 35245635:Is cleaning considered a Home Improvement task these days?
It's home destruction if you don't do it. It's home MAINTENANCE if you do it. 
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 djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
kudos:1
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Least favorite: Battling with roots (in storm drains, around my spa, keeping them away from cement)
Second least favorite: Bath caulking
Third least favorite: Anything that involves the gymnastics required to crawl deep into my attic.
Most favorite: Home automation
Honorable mention: Landscape irrigation. As with GadgetRme, it's hard to explain, but it's a strangely satisfying challenge to figure out how to optimize and automate the water delivery. I suppose this is another facet of home automation.
Most satisfying: A successful repair to the spa heater. Owning a 15 year old in-ground spa is much like owning a project car that you are constantly repairing, but getting to enjoy the results of.
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Latest least favorite: digging up and replacing sections of teracotta sewer.
Rather tinker with electrical and networking. |
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