It's one of those vague but concerning things that I often hear when I walk in the door. I'm often criticized when I say that I'm not allowed out of the house. But then when I do leave, I come back to a disaster statement like this.
Well on this particular Sunday, indeed the toilet was having some issues. And in fixing those, I created another - the shut-off valve started leaking. Oh good.
I'm not a person that's too interested in home improvement and I can't say that I've ever been bitten that hard by the renovation bug. It's just that I'm poor as dirt, live in crap houses and I gotta fix it because I can't afford to pay others to do it. And that plays to my benefit on days like this past Sunday when things start to leak and it's going to be at least 12 hours before I can get a plumber in.
Happily, I was able to fix the problem - if only temporarily - with a crescent wrench and about 2 minutes of work. But I know a lot of people - really smart people - who would not have been able to fix the issue.
Happily, I was able to fix the problem - if only temporarily - with a crescent wrench and about 2 minutes of work. But I know a lot of people - really smart people - who would not have been able to fix the issue.
It's a paradox for me. On one hand, I don't enjoy doing it and have about 100 things I'd rather do than renovate the bathroom or replace my roof. On the other hand, I'm glad some sense of Mr. Fix-it was instilled in me when I was young so I can take care of the little things when they happen.
But it creates another problem - namely that I don't have a lot of experience working with tradespeople and I don't even really know what it costs. Our house is starting to have some foundation issues and we have a chimney that's on the verge of collapse. I need to hire a contractor but I don't even know who to call, let alone how much this mess is gonna cost to fix. Maybe I'll just buy some concrete and try to patch it up myself. (NO PILOT DON'T DO THAT)
Anyway. I stopped the toilet leaking and wanted to write a blog post that wasn't just me bitching about my life again.
And I failed. Maybe next week I should talk about Zelda.
What's your favourite emergency home repair? Got any good plumbing stories?
And I failed. Maybe next week I should talk about Zelda.
What's your favourite emergency home repair? Got any good plumbing stories?
1 comment:
I with you on that. I don't mind fixing but some of it I just don't have enough experience with. My mudding and taping skills are awful. I had to replace a toilet for a friend who's broke cause they didn't know how. It's just a few nuts and a gasket. Super easy!
My favourite is when one of the girls comes and says "Andrew! The washer isn't working!"
OK. And? I'm not a plumber. You know as much about the washer that I do. I could probably figure my way around one of the old ones but once they became mostly digital, I got nothing. Turn it off and on again?
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