Small home improvement projects - how hard could it be?

I am feeling a little better today. I just drank V8 fusion juice, water, couldn't resist the coffee though and soup. I'm going to just drink V8 juice tommorrow and water. I don't feel bloated as much today and not very gassy either. I have yet to make an appointment for my physical but I will. Today the schools were closed so spent most of my day watching movies with my son. I'm about to put him to bed - the schools are opening two hours late tommorrow so we get to sleep in a little bit. I was sick of our toilet not functioning well that I decided it's about time I did something about it. I was hoping my hubby might get his hands dirty and fix things but to no avail. Anything that costs less than $150, it's to be paid by us. Anything more the landlord covers it. She had to do to major repairs over the two years we have been here and they were costly. I bought a tool for $8.69 to fix the insinkerator and will visit home depot in the weekend to get parts to fix the toilet and leaky faucet in the kitchen. I also saw an advert for a caulking set for $19.99 or thereabouts. I'm going to check that it's legit before buying anything from them. Then I can get caulking the bathroom and kitchen area. It's going to be fun I think. Fingers crossed no accidents happen LOL Take care too Margajoe,

haha I know the feeling sometimes LOL I'll let you know when I've completed my first DIY project :) thanks my friend!

Okay, good luck. See you later,happy mylotting.

I couldn't believe it when he gave me the invoice to fix our clogged washing machine. I thought it was something more serious. I'm going to give it a go and see how I do. The website has thorough instructions and very easy to follow.

Thanks for that tip about the leaky faucet. My husband thinks I can't do it but I'll show him. When he gets home in a months time I hope I have some of it done, well at least the leaky faucet and insinkerator. I checked the motor of the insinkerator and its still humming so its definitely not electrical - so I think I can fix it according to the online site. Thanks for your support. I'll post a discussion when I complete my first one :)

I think that it is great that you are willing to try. Alot of women do not care to. I like to know how to do all the stuff my man does. We worked in a wood mill together and he told me to tell him which pallets needed to be moved with the forklift and I told him that I would learn to drive it. I ended up getting my forklift liscense. Yea!! The only thing that I do not care to learn is cutting firewood. I tried that one once and the saw acted like it was gonna come up and it was all over. I would like to keep all my limbs in tact thank you very much. LOL!! I think that it is great that you want to tackle your projects. This Old House also has a show on TV that is on PBS and it is a good show. So, I know that the website is great. Also, once you tackle a few and suceed you will be soo proud of yourself. Good Luck. The leaking faucet probably just needs new rings. And you can buy a pack of them at Walmart for like $2 as compared to a plumber would charge you an arm and a leg. Of course you will have to throw in a little elbow grease.

I am certainly going to try LOL Hopefully I don't make a mess of our place LOL thanks gabs :)

Hugs. How are you Terre? hope all is well with you. Haven't heard from you in a while. All major work that needs to be done is fixed by our landlord too. Anything above $150. Anything below we are to fix it ourselves. This year she made changes in the lease, so anything above $75 they will take care of. I'm going to try my best and see how I go. I've already ordered a few things that I'm waiting for in the mail. Thanks for your support.

I wish my hubby was more hands-on with this sort of thing. I can't wait around for him not to fix it LOL so i better get my hands dirty and do something about our little bits of wear and tear around the apartment. I'll definitely ask for help if I get stuck hehe thanks sparky!

I love those shows too. I watch a lot of home improvement programs too. I will try my best and if I get stuck, will definitely call on help LOL I can't wait to get started! thanks for the support tjades.

I will try my best and see how I go. I have already ordered a few supplies for the insinkerator and am going to home depot in the weekend to buy some caulking materials for the bathroom and kitchen. Will also see if I can find what I need for the toilet. Thanks my friend.