Plumbing grease under my fingernails... Okay... This is way off topic... But I am so dang proud of myself tonight. :c014: You see, my toilet has been acting up. Badly. And I have a one bathroom home so the situation was kind of dire. It wouldn't stop running. Honestly, I broke out into a cold sweat. "I don't know nothin' 'bout fixing no toilets" I cried (in my best gone with the wind voice). After running thru a list of names of people I might call to come bail me out of the situation, I decided to give it a go. I drove to the hardware store, I purchased anything I thought might fix the problem and I faced the enemy. I completely disassembled the whole thing and actually managed to put it all back the right way. It works !! It really and truly works !! Who says a single mom can't repair her own toilet??? pppssshhhaaawww...This one can !!! I am woman. Hear me ROAR !!!!!:e025: |
Cheering you on here, girl! I used to get downright tearful, swearing under my breath at my ex when faced with "man" work. Now I just man-up and figure it out like you. Way to go, Out! |
Yeah...you go girl Be careful though...It all starts with the toilet. Next thing you know your kids are getting you a sawzaw and your tearing up the whole bathroom! |
That is so AWESOME! I installed the water/ice line in our apartment for our fridge! I know how awesome it feels when you are done!! You should buy a Dremmel! You can build a house with one of them things, I tell ya! |
Originally Posted by Done-With-It
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You should buy a Dremmel! Wow...the water line, huh? So you had to drill a hole thru the floor for that ?? I bow before you!! Ya see, I just redecorated this bathroom. I painted it a beautiful light aqua blue. My bathroom looks like a spa !! I sewed new curtains last weekend. My best friend gave me new towels...so its really pretty now... I think I'll go soak in my tub and stare lovingly at my porcelain throne !! Ha Ha :Dance7: |
I thought I heard a roar. I looked around and looked around and looked some more .. I could not figure out for the life of me where it came from .. I even began to doubt my own ears .. found myself slipping into deep denial and whatdoYAknow, It was you all along! Grapevine has it that you are a plumber in the making ;) Way to go :Dance7: |
I know the feeling of satisfaction when we fix things around the house and we succeed. I too am single and I do a lot of fix it's by myself. My latest was installing a new shower head. Works like a charm. Never underestimate the power of a single woman with a house to take care of. You go girl..............Lo |
Originally Posted by nytepassion
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Grapevine has it that you are a plumber in the making ;) |
Originally Posted by happysoul
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I gotta hire an electrician later this month...that one i'm not willing to tackle alone! |
WAY TO GO!!!!!!! I learned a lot from my dad and used it when I was divorced! It may take me a lot longer to complete, but it sure builds your self esteem! My dad got a little nervous when I purchased my own power tools!! Plumbers do make a lot of $$, aren't they the ones that always have droopy pants? if you know what I mean!. You would be a very stylish plumber I am sure! lol No "cracks" showing lol GOOD FOR YOU!!! So proud of you |
My dad got a little nervous when I purchased my own power tools!! You would be a very stylish plumber I am sure! lol No "cracks" showing lol |
As a lady with her very own tool chest, I am cheering you on. When my husband was working out west, I learned how to do lots of stuff I never thought I would be able to do and it made me feel very good to do it. I think women pay better attention to detail and probably do a better job...oh, I'm going to get hammered if Best or any of the fellas are around. :D Hugs |
Taking on plumbing is no small chore but hey! What about us men? The other day I made waffles from scratch they turned out perfect and my daughter loved them. They tasted just like the ones my mother made when I was a kid. The best thing was that the kitchen kept clean and I wasn’t covered from head to toe in flour. |
The other day I made waffles from scratch they turned out perfect and my daughter loved them. And, Ann...I totally agree with you I actually followed the directions (something MOST men don't do)... Tee Hee...Now I'm gonna get hammered right along with you !!:a096: |
OOAL, Wouldn't that be "I am woman hear me FLUSH?" :lmao I have a dremmel, you buy it at Home Depot or Lowes. It's small so it's perfect for a womans hands. I made toothbrush rug needles out of oak, and finished them after using my dremmel. Have you ever refinished furniture? I really like to do that, and refinish wood floors, now, plumbing, I sure don't think I'd be too good at that. Hugs, |
Why, sugar, that was just about the best darn imitation ah ever heard! "I don't know nothin' 'bout fixing no toilets" I cried (in my best gone with the wind voice). Hugs, Marteen |
I have a dremmel, you buy it at Home Depot or Lowes. It's small so it's perfect for a womans hands. I made toothbrush rug needles out of oak, and finished them after using my dremmel. This is turning into such an informative thread.:c029: |
My, my Moose...I am intrigued...what in the heck are toothbrush rug needles?? |
Way too go OOAL!!! Doesn't it feel great to do it all yourself? My best plumbing secret is....sssshhhh...Duct Tape. There isn't a pipe leak it can't cure. When I was a single mom on a super tight budget, I lived in a really old duplex (central heat was a big heating register btween living room and dining room...no heat upstairs other than what would rise.) I kept that whole house together with duct tape...honest! |
This style rug is commonly called a “toothbrush” rug because it's constructed with a needle originally made by cutting the head off a toothbrush and filing the end down to a point. Toothbrushes weren’t widely used until 1938 but these rugs were made long before that by using a needle (shuttle) whittled down from a piece of wood or bone. Dremel Moto-Tool is the name given to rotary tools developed by Albert J. Dremel, who founded the Dremel Company in 1932 in Racine, Wisconsin. In 1993 it was purchased by Robert Bosch GmbH, and today it is a division of the Robert Bosch Tool Corporation and located in Mount Prospect, Illinois. They are extremely versatile tools and are used extensively by model makers, hobbyists, and do-it-yourselfers. They may be likened to the pneumatic die grinders used in the metalworking industry by tool or moldmakers. The Dremel tool rotates a bit at high speed; the bit is held in a collet. Variable-speed versions may cover a range of 3,000–35,000 RPM. The Dremel uses its speed as opposed to torque to get the job done. By inserting an appropriate bit (or burr) the tool can perform drilling, grinding, sharpening, cutting, cleaning, polishing, sanding, routing, carving and engraving. Both battery-powered and corded models are available. Recent additions to the line of Dremel options include a miniature planer attachment and a saber saw attachment that lets the Dremel act much like a small reciprocating saw. |
OHHHHH!!!!! you have to get a dremmel!!! very fun!! you'll be suprised at all the stuff you can do!! i too have my own tool box. complete with every power tool you can think of. well, almost. i don't have a chainsaw or anything!lol........... O BY THE WAY~~ WOMEN WITH POWER TOOLS!! THAT'S HOT!! (at least that what i've been told by the boyfriend that was very suprised when i had all my own tools) lol:) single girls definately learn how to figure things out for themselves don't we! i still have AAA...i aint changin' a tire:) |
If you've ever used a handheld battery thing, to file, and buff your nails, that's about the size of a dremmel. You can do ALL sort sof stuff with them, sand little things, cut things, wood, and metal! It's a FUN tool! |
As a former farmer I had to do a LOT of stuff.. but mostly on the farm and in the barn.. you know.. if it ws ugly no one cared. They cared if it worked or not, period. so. I did a lot.. most of it ugly although i did a lot of galvanized pipe cutting and threading. Fast forward to me buying the house I have now. It has sulfur water (not hard water) and I got a water treatment system to deal with that (for those who do not know, sulfur water is not caused by a mineral but by a bacteria that carries the mineral. The bvacteria is harmless, but the water smells like rotten eggs and the sulfur bearing bacteria leave a slime on the plumbing that is unhealthy for the plumbing). anyway.. so I get in the house and get the water system installed (by the water treatment people). I decide to clean all the plumbing stuff I can reach inside toilet tanks etc to get rid of the sulfure bacteria slime. I am on toilet #2 (there are 3 bathrooms in this house.. a whole nother story). I take the lid off the toilet tank and it slips. OMG.. toilets are FRAGILE porcelain things.. and if you drop them or drop other things on them they break. They break like glass.. like a coffee mug.. like a platter.. well you get the idea.... So, said lid hits the toilet right where the bowl and tank meet and voila.. toilet is smashed..... There is no feeling like this n earth. Well maybe the feeling you get whent he toilet is stopped up and you flush and by golly you KNOW it is going to over flow... and you watch it and all you can think is "where is the REWIND BUTTON??" Indoor plumbing, while the same principal as barn plumbing has some major differences. First of all it has to FIT and second of all it is mostly PEX or copper or something not galvanized.... Well, you know, after the initial shock wore off, I went to Home Depot and just got another toilet. I called and asked what to measure (the distance from the hole in the floor to the wall is the critical measurment BTW... ) and I replaced the toilet. I even have a water saver toilet and it is a little taller off the floor so it easier to get off of... So yeah, I know how it feels to tackle something and get 'er done after the initial shock of deciding you HAVE to do it. BTW OOAL.. if you ever get stuck for a toilet or a bathroom.. did I mention.. I have THREE? come on over... as long as you clean 'em you can use 'em.... |
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