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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
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.....
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My wife pokes me with this one from time to time. I have learned to overestimate the time required. It usually comes out about right.
Sort of related to plumbing: a few years ago, I decided to install a cabinet in the wall over the bathroom sink to replace the mirror. I was forgetting the vent pipe that went up through the interior wall. So, after making the cut out for the cabinet, I realized my error in planning. A trip to the hardware store (9 minutes one way. I checked) netted four elbows and enough pipe to get around the cabinet. Upon my arrival home, I realized I had bought the wrong diameter pipe and fittings. Another trip for the exchange and I finally got to drill studs with a hole saw, make another hole in the wall to the left of the install so I could piece together my vent detour and put the "easily installed" inset cabinet in place. Oh yeah, then I had to re-finish the gyproc.
The fun part is: I built this house 38 years ago, so you'd think I would remember how it went together. Yeah, right.
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Les