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Ridgid makes a damn decent line up of cordless tools man.
i'll be picking up some milwaukee gear soon, too. i like their finish and framing nailers better than rigid's offerings.Ridgid makes a damn decent line up of cordless tools man.
If i didnt get an entire Milwaukee set for Christmas last year i would still have all my Ridgid stuff. I loved it, but gave it to someone who needed it more than i did.
Dumb ass me left all my batteries in my shed iver the winter and now they are toast so i gotta buy 4 new batteries
That texture is hard to match when repairing a small patch.
I'll show some after pics. consider myself to be a bit of a magician when it comes to matching texture. between being a handyman for almost a decade between my teens and early 20s and being a conscientious renter, I've yet to find a texture I can't get at least close enough to matching to a point my patch isn't noticeable.
It’s not that bad. And do you really want to trust this to someone else?
Yeah, I'm leaving an access door in the closet where the wire from the utility room moves into the staircase, then I'll be leaving a few strings from the attic down to that access panel for future pulls.It’s not that bad. And do you really want to trust this to someone else?
You can even put access plates in one or two spots for future use changes.
You’re also learning a lot more about your new home in a short time this way.
You don’t seem the type to hand off important personal chores to others. Same goes for most here.
As the forums say; You got this.
yeah, it's just a bit more difficult than I anticipated. Between hitting a spot with way more wood than I expected for my vertical path and then spending 30 minutes getting the glow rod to peak through the other side, definitely gained even more respect for the people out there doing residential work on the daily.
well, where they had the subpanel doesn't look suspect -- which is weird. but there's a hole that at least two of the romex lines that are cut. Guess I could put a volt meter on em and see if they're live
No. Box is optional.
appreciate you! thank you sir
Grab one of the Surge impact drivers. Man are they smooth. Feather the trigger and you'll never crossthread a screw again. Mine handles up to 3/8x3" lag screws no problem.
There's a reason why construction workers are prone to alcoholism, depression and suicide. It's a hard life to live, beating down your body and mind, leaving little energy for anything after work. Many of us forget that the company will go on without us and end up feeling stuck and abused. Like some weird Stockholm syndrom type relationship. Most fail to realize how vital they are and usually go under appreciated.
Even after getting out of construction I've struggled with this. A decade deep into my current career (software engineering and now information security) and still as drunk as ever, yet I come back to doing this kind of work for myself now. Getting all my pull holes sealed up for my basement runs is satisfying and I'm proud of the effort. If I was doing this professionally, guaranteed there would be hate for how slow it's gone and the mistakes made.
Depends. How bad and live or dead?
i haven't gotten that far into identifying the specific lights yet, but this is all really solid information to know. thank you sir!
You're good. Just don't bury your connections in the wall. By code they need to be accessible, so run your new wires, splice and put a blank plate over the box. Might be unsightly but the only other option is to pull the wires back into the attic (or crawlspace) and splice them into an approved box there, then patch the hole in the rock.
Might do the latter given what I'm dealing with here. Plan on putting in a GFCI here anyways since this outlet sits right next to a sink.
Yeah, you'll be in the attic running new wires anyway so it makes sense to go that route. Looks like it's on a countertop, though. You sure you won't need that outlet there?
certainly appreciate it! at some point i'll be asking for more in-depth confirmation that the circuits i'll be building are up to snuff. building a sealed room is a bit more electrically complex than fishing wires and moving switches.
I will, but I'm not sure it's going to keep living there. There's a door to the left on the same wall that I'm going to be framing in and sealing because it's a dumb door. The switch needs to move to the next wall over, next to the other door. Then, I will be remodeling the bathroom and the vanity might move so if that happens then the outlet will need to move with it.
Can of worms, right there. Maybe
that's why i'm not calling an electrician to do it haha home advisor says it costs $100-$150 to move a switch but with something like this i fully anticipate it being much higher.Can of worms, right there. Maybe
My only thoughts are whether or not that switch is fed from that outlet.
Not an easy book to interpret
I probably could. I'll contact the county and see if they're publicly available. Actually didn't think about that... good idea!
So, I've had the plate off and there are three runs coming into the box. One run to the switch, and one to each side of the outlet. I haven't pulled the box out to check where the wires are running yet but it's wired kinda funky from what I expected
Luckily i know my way around schematics, and at least DC theories. A bit rusty in the theory dept as I haven't used it extensively in quite a while but I'm sure I could figure out whatever the code specifies. If not I have y'all and my buddy who is a master electrician.Not an easy book to interpret
They're pretty expensive.
If you could open it up and pull the devices out, leaving the wires attached, I could give you a pretty good idea as to what's going on.
There are no schematics or line diagrams. It's just worded to confuse the shit out of you so that passing the tests is more a show of comprehension than anything.
Dude get some rest! Figured I'd pivot to a question more relevant to the builders of bud rooms. Anyone that's not a sparky knows water + electricity is no bueno, and GFCIs are designed specifically for that scenario.
