02sled Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share Posted May 2, 2018 5 minutes ago, ArcticCrusher said: I started with a paper route when I wasn't even twelve for the fiberal star and did caddying for cheap fuck golfers. I (wife) worked for everything we have and will gladly help our son anyway we can. I didn't include the paper route and delivering catalogues as part of the work history... sounds pretty typical for that time though. I can't recall how old I was when I started. I managed to save enough doing that to buy a Peugeot 10 speed bicycle. Really looked forward to Christmas time when most of the paper customers would give you a $1 tip for delivering the paper for the year when you came by to collect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02sled Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share Posted May 2, 2018 3 minutes ago, 1trailmaker said: I built my own addition something you can't do 80k addition for under 10k There is no negotiations with builders, they tell you a price then add more at the end - pretty common knowledge. Or give an outrageous quote, you talk them down - they laugh and say okay You're really clueless aren't you. $80K addition for under $10K and you did it yourself... even funnier. I know you could easily find the time since you only put in an hour or two of work a day.... you wouldn't be overly tired from that. Sorry Fail... still wrong about what I can do. Gutted down to the block walls and refinished the basement. Put in a wood burning fire place where the electrical panel used to be. To do that put in a new mast and panel 20 ft down the wall and rewired the house into the new panel. Gutted the kitchen down to the studs on interior walls and the double brick on the exterior walls and redid the kitchen. Built my parents 25 X 40 garage including the concrete work for the slab. In the past few years have been building a bit of furniture with real wood. You probably don't even know the difference between the types of hammers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1trailmaker Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 11 minutes ago, 02sled said: You're really clueless aren't you. $80K addition for under $10K and you did it yourself... even funnier. I know you could easily find the time since you only put in an hour or two of work a day.... you wouldn't be overly tired from that. Sorry Fail... still wrong about what I can do. Gutted down to the block walls and refinished the basement. Put in a wood burning fire place where the electrical panel used to be. To do that put in a new mast and panel 20 ft down the wall and rewired the house into the new panel. Gutted the kitchen down to the studs on interior walls and the double brick on the exterior walls and redid the kitchen. Built my parents 25 X 40 garage including the concrete work for the slab. In the past few years have been building a bit of furniture with real wood. You probably don't even know the difference between the types of hammers. way to go little slugger I knew you could do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 1 hour ago, 02sled said: I didn't include the paper route and delivering catalogues as part of the work history... sounds pretty typical for that time though. I can't recall how old I was when I started. I managed to save enough doing that to buy a Peugeot 10 speed bicycle. Really looked forward to Christmas time when most of the paper customers would give you a $1 tip for delivering the paper for the year when you came by to collect. Just spent the last 1/2 hour with my son changing the oil on the Wrangler Rubicon. It was his idea. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 1 hour ago, 02sled said: You're really clueless aren't you. $80K addition for under $10K and you did it yourself... even funnier. I know you could easily find the time since you only put in an hour or two of work a day.... you wouldn't be overly tired from that. Sorry Fail... still wrong about what I can do. Gutted down to the block walls and refinished the basement. Put in a wood burning fire place where the electrical panel used to be. To do that put in a new mast and panel 20 ft down the wall and rewired the house into the new panel. Gutted the kitchen down to the studs on interior walls and the double brick on the exterior walls and redid the kitchen. Built my parents 25 X 40 garage including the concrete work for the slab. In the past few years have been building a bit of furniture with real wood. You probably don't even know the difference between the types of hammers. You got a thickness planer and a router? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02sled Posted May 3, 2018 Author Share Posted May 3, 2018 1 hour ago, ArcticCrusher said: Just spent the last 1/2 hour with my son changing the oil on the Wrangler Rubicon. It was his idea. Very cool... you wanna bet it's something you'll likely both remember years from now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 (edited) 49 minutes ago, 02sled said: Very cool... you wanna bet it's something you'll likely both remember years from now His son is lucky to have a father that is mechanically inclined. A lot of blame for the current generation of 'kids' having no skills is placed on the parents that dont have a mechanical background. Even rudimentary car knowledge might help them down the road. They might know when they're being 'oversold' (putting it nicely) by repair shops or dealers. Edited May 3, 2018 by revrnd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02sled Posted May 3, 2018 Author Share Posted May 3, 2018 1 hour ago, ArcticCrusher said: You got a thickness planer and a router? thickness planer, joiner planer, biscuit joiner, drill press, table saw, dado blades, spindle drum sander, plunge router, conventional router, router mounted on a table, compound mitre saw, table scroll saw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02sled Posted May 3, 2018 Author Share Posted May 3, 2018 4 minutes ago, revrnd said: His son is lucky to have a father that is mechanically inclined. A lot of blame for the current generation of 'kids' having no skills is placed on the parents that dont have a mechanical background. Even rudimentary car knowledge might help them down the road. They might know when theyre being 'oversold' (putting it nicely) by repair dhops or dealers. I'm not real mechanically talented but in my earlier less financially stable years I did my own oil changes, swapped out some basic things like a rad, starter motor and solenoid switch. My brother is the mechanic in the family. He did small engine repairs for about 40 years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 22 minutes ago, 02sled said: Very cool... you wanna bet it's something you'll likely both remember years from now Yup, we spilt some oil on the floor before mom got home. Priceless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1trailmaker Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 47 minutes ago, 02sled said: thickness planer, joiner planer, biscuit joiner, drill press, table saw, dado blades, spindle drum sander, plunge router, conventional router, router mounted on a table, compound mitre saw, table scroll saw Did you just google "list of tools needed to make up stories on the internet"? good collection and it is a JOINTER I want a lathe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1trailmaker Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 (edited) 44 minutes ago, ArcticCrusher said: Yup, we spilt some oil on the floor before mom got home. Priceless. I don't waste my time with car oil changes, for the 20 bucks it costs extra fuck it But will do a $1200 fuel pump for under $200 I did it myself On that note just did hub assembly last week what a fucker that was to do in the driveway, got a new oxy/map torch for the job which was a bonus a1auto is your friend if you have time to wait for delivery Edited May 3, 2018 by 1trailmaker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1trailmaker Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 1 hour ago, revrnd said: His son is lucky to have a father that is mechanically inclined. A lot of blame for the current generation of 'kids' having no skills is placed on the parents that dont have a mechanical background. Even rudimentary car knowledge might help them down the road. They might know when they're being 'oversold' (putting it nicely) by repair shops or dealers. I think you are either inclined or not In-law great dad but can't do shit, a screw seems to be an issue but 1 kid is a do all guy fixes everything - I know people they just pay for everything and don't care, large wallet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 6 minutes ago, 1trailmaker said: I think you are either inclined or not In-law great dad but can't do shit, a screw seems to be an issue but 1 kid is a do all guy fixes everything - I know people they just pay for everything and don't care, large wallet Cottage country is full of those types, money is no object & the contractors love them. I'm sure those people would think our cottage on Kushog (owned now by my ex-aunt) would be quaint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sksman Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 4 hours ago, 1trailmaker said: I built my own addition something you can't do 80k addition for under 10k There is no negotiations with builders, they tell you a price then add more at the end - pretty common knowledge. Or give an outrageous quote, you talk them down - they laugh and say okay Ok sure you did. Post up the plans! How big is the addition? What type of walls? Basement? So what your telling us is the builder way going to charge you $70,000 in labour? Or he walked up to house, smelt the dope and said this is that clueless fucker Failmaker on internet we can soak him big time! Talk about a Failmaker made up bullshit story! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1trailmaker Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 39 minutes ago, Sksman said: Ok sure you did. Post up the plans! How big is the addition? What type of walls? Basement? So what your telling us is the builder way going to charge you $70,000 in labour? Or he walked up to house, smelt the dope and said this is that clueless fucker Failmaker on internet we can soak him big time! Talk about a Failmaker made up bullshit story! would you believe me any way how much are additions in your area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1trailmaker Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 54 minutes ago, revrnd said: Cottage country is full of those types, money is no object & the contractors love them. I'm sure those people would think our cottage on Kushog (owned now by my ex-aunt) would be quaint. mine would be small as fuck rustic small is all I need - although I like the big places sure are nice to visit lol AC's place is bigger than my house/cottage put together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 28 minutes ago, 1trailmaker said: mine would be small as fuck rustic small is all I need - although I like the big places sure are nice to visit lol AC's place is bigger than my house/cottage put together X2 3 bedrooms w/ 2 piece bathroom, no garage heaven forbid. Built in '65 Bloody places on Chandos bigger than our house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sksman Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 7 hours ago, 1trailmaker said: would you believe me any way how much are additions in your area? Post up details. pictures plans Lets see what you built for $10,000 that the contractor wanted $80,000! And as he was such a rip off artist post up his quote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 9 hours ago, 1trailmaker said: I don't waste my time with car oil changes, for the 20 bucks it costs extra fuck it But will do a $1200 fuel pump for under $200 I did it myself On that note just did hub assembly last week what a fucker that was to do in the driveway, got a new oxy/map torch for the job which was a bonus a1auto is your friend if you have time to wait for delivery With 4 cars and 10 powersports I don't waste my time with most things these days. Growing up there was little we didn't do to cars, even body work. This was more about teaching a kid who shows interest, can't really say no. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticCrusher Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 8 hours ago, 1trailmaker said: mine would be small as fuck rustic small is all I need - although I like the big places sure are nice to visit lol AC's place is bigger than my house/cottage put together That would be described as "cozy" by the realtors. Cottage is small, 24x24 not worth an addition, so rebuild as we plan to spend a lot more time up north going forward. House is 4000-4500 sqft too big, likely downsize in a few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revrnd Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 2 hours ago, ArcticCrusher said: That would be described as "cozy" by the realtors. Cottage is small, 24x24 not worth an addition, so rebuild as we plan to spend a lot more time up north going forward. House is 4000-4500 sqft too big, likely downsize in a few years. Most of those become teardowns around here. It would be terrible if your friends & family knew your cottage was smaller than your house. On Jack's Lake there is a cottage w/ a pool. They were asking 1.3M for it a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1trailmaker Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 5 hours ago, Sksman said: Post up details. pictures plans Lets see what you built for $10,000 that the contractor wanted $80,000! And as he was such a rip off artist post up his quote. how much are additions in your area - I ask again first save of money was on Plans - I drafted them and got them stamped second save of money was engineered beams - amazing what you can find doing your own leg work third save was the trusses How much would it be just to drywall and mud 3 bedrooms and walk in hallway closet? How much would it be per receptacle/switch/octagon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1trailmaker Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 3 hours ago, ArcticCrusher said: That would be described as "cozy" by the realtors. Cottage is small, 24x24 not worth an addition, so rebuild as we plan to spend a lot more time up north going forward. House is 4000-4500 sqft too big, likely downsize in a few years. My old guy neighbour sold his place, new owners is nice (hot wife) MPAC showed up to do some evaluation - did you do this extension? no I bought it " as it" - next thing you know the city planning department is there. No permits were drawn, you need to bring this up to code standards - quoted 100k He bought a pre-fab 2000sqft for 160k - nice place and entire space is open - trusses were fucking huge lol Just not worth repairing old shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02sled Posted May 3, 2018 Author Share Posted May 3, 2018 (edited) 17 hours ago, 1trailmaker said: Did you just google "list of tools needed to make up stories on the internet"? good collection and it is a JOINTER I want a lathe Wrong as usual Fail... all part of my collection of tools. Bet you had to look that up. Edited May 3, 2018 by 02sled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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