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Bad Idea? Home Construction
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<blockquote data-quote="quad" data-source="post: 16420287" data-attributes="member: 17952"><p>Home remodels can be expensive. My neighbor redid his kitchen last year and it cost him around $40,000! I've had contractors at our home and some have been good and others not so good. And contractors are only as good as their last job. They might have done great work in the past but for various reasons might not be good the next time around.</p><p></p><p>I did pick up skills for myself along the way and can now do a substantial amount of electrical and carpentry on my own. I leave masonry work and plumbing to the experts.</p><p></p><p>Electrical seemed daunting at first but once you get the hang of it you get more comfortable. I did some work side by side with a master electrician who's done electrical work in auto factories and nuclear power plants and that really helped to get me going.</p><p></p><p>I test all wires even after I have turned off the circuit breakers before working on them. And if I am adding new electrical I start at the new boxes and work my way back to the panel. Working on dead wires takes away all the pressure and you can take your time to do it right.</p><p></p><p>Once I am ready to wire the new circuit in the panel I switch off the main breaker but still use caution because the service wire feeding the panel is still hot! Some electricians will add new circuit breakers without shutting down the panel - I'm not that brave lol!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="quad, post: 16420287, member: 17952"] Home remodels can be expensive. My neighbor redid his kitchen last year and it cost him around $40,000! I've had contractors at our home and some have been good and others not so good. And contractors are only as good as their last job. They might have done great work in the past but for various reasons might not be good the next time around. I did pick up skills for myself along the way and can now do a substantial amount of electrical and carpentry on my own. I leave masonry work and plumbing to the experts. Electrical seemed daunting at first but once you get the hang of it you get more comfortable. I did some work side by side with a master electrician who's done electrical work in auto factories and nuclear power plants and that really helped to get me going. I test all wires even after I have turned off the circuit breakers before working on them. And if I am adding new electrical I start at the new boxes and work my way back to the panel. Working on dead wires takes away all the pressure and you can take your time to do it right. Once I am ready to wire the new circuit in the panel I switch off the main breaker but still use caution because the service wire feeding the panel is still hot! Some electricians will add new circuit breakers without shutting down the panel - I'm not that brave lol! [/QUOTE]
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