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Originally Posted by Scott Douglas
To make any plumbing job I undertake more fun, I try like heck to get it done with less than 3 trips to the hardware store. If I can do that, I feel pretty good about it, no matter how long it takes.
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My wife has a theory about men and project times. She calls it male optimism. When asked how long it will take to replace a toilet handle, "oh 15 minutes honey". Then reality hits, the handle broke because of the guts of the toilet was installed improperly but the home builder. The tank has to come off, and the the seal is bad, so the toilet has to come off the floor. Then the rusted flange is found, and the tile floor has to be replaced, and that means the cabinets need to come out, and might as well replace the tub and then the wall is found to have a leak, so the walls have to be removed down to the studs. And then.....