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Women can do it yourself home repairs

Concerned2day started this conversation
Feb 12, 2010
  1. Are you a housewife and on a budget and cant afford to hire a professional?
  2. Would you like to do it your self?
  3. Do you say to yourself I wish I can do it myself?
  4. But you also say that you dont know how?

No Fear:I can help you to do it yourself, and you will be saving money in the long run, the only money you will be spending, will be for tools and materials,

Would you like to:

  1. Paint the inside of your house?
  2. Do a different type of Painting technique on your walls?
  3. Repair a hole in your drywall?
  4. Rewire your Lamps and put new light bulb switch on it?
  5. Replace a door knob?
  6. Rescreen your old screening on your windows and screen doors?
  7. Fix that running toilet or leaking toilet tank
  8. Put a rub on home deco decall on your wall
  9. Come up with new ideas on interior decorating? and do it yourself?
  10. Do all your home repairs yourself?
  11. Do your plumbing yourself?
  12. Hang drywall and do tap and bedding on your own?

  Buy learning to do these few things yourself you can save on a bundle of money and be proud of what you can do yourself.

For Your electrical problems and questions check out chasERyr blog on aidpage he will give you safe suggestions and advise to your electric problems.

                                            We be Glad to talk to you.

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ChasERyr
Feb 12, 2010

I have been doing almost all of my own work on my home and as a living.

I do know a good bit about electrical stuff, and will help if I can.  So ask and if I don't know the answer, I will find out if at all possible.

Just remember, this is not a contractor/customer relationship and only a friend to friend conversation.  Electrical work is dangerous.  While you are working on it you can get shocked, injured, or killed.  Then afterwards a fire can develope causing the same and property damage. 

If you ask and I answer and something goes wrong, it will not be my fault.  I can't see the problem, nor can I be perfectly clear on every aspect.  Some things come as second nature when you work in a certain area.  If you do not feel safe or confident enough to proceed with the job, please stop and either call a friend that is comfortable with it, or call an electrician. 

Be sure to read and follow each and every thing I say, exactly the way and order I say them.  Always work with the power off!!  I can and have wired switches, plugs and lights with it on.  And yes I have gotten "bit" usually not bad, but it still hurts.  You can always go to the library and get books with illustrations about simple electrical work.  The reason you can't usually find books on items like panel or masts and weather heads it that amount of electricy will not hurt you so much as kill you.  Leave it to a pro. 

I will also say one more thing you need to find out the code in your area as it pertains to what you are doing.  If needed you should get a permit and inspections.  They are both there to protect you and anyone that may purchase the home later.

With all that said, bring on the questions.

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