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Footballguy
So been tackling a few things around the house. Decided the house needed to be painted - not much to see there as I'm doing the same colors. Decks are done, most of the trim and windows are done. Maybe 1/4 of the body of the house is done.
Wanted to get some more done today, but with the heat warnings it wasn't really a good painting day.. Paint is drying in the pail it's so hot. So I tackled the washer today - decent machine, but lately it sounds like an airplane during the spin cycle. The way to fix it is to tear the whole thing down and replace the bearings. So this is what I did. The top bearing (closest to the tub and water) was completely toast. After giving the sealant 6 hours to set I just ran a short cycle. Damn thing is nearly silent. $3-400 repair bill avoided for a $60 repair kit and 3 hours of futzing with the machine. Pretty happy about that - it was easily the most annoying problem in the house.
Next up is replacing the railroad ties that were put in to support the semicircle island in the front with stone. That's going to be a whopper of a job. Contractor wants 7k. I can get it done in 2.5. I guess it'll give me the excuse to buy a pickaxe and a tamper. After all, what household is complete without a tamper?
Wanted to get some more done today, but with the heat warnings it wasn't really a good painting day.. Paint is drying in the pail it's so hot. So I tackled the washer today - decent machine, but lately it sounds like an airplane during the spin cycle. The way to fix it is to tear the whole thing down and replace the bearings. So this is what I did. The top bearing (closest to the tub and water) was completely toast. After giving the sealant 6 hours to set I just ran a short cycle. Damn thing is nearly silent. $3-400 repair bill avoided for a $60 repair kit and 3 hours of futzing with the machine. Pretty happy about that - it was easily the most annoying problem in the house.
Next up is replacing the railroad ties that were put in to support the semicircle island in the front with stone. That's going to be a whopper of a job. Contractor wants 7k. I can get it done in 2.5. I guess it'll give me the excuse to buy a pickaxe and a tamper. After all, what household is complete without a tamper?
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