Hats off to you plumbers and painters..

[tigue710]

ORIGINAL: epackage

ORIGINAL: bostaurus

i wish you and Charlie were here....we could even so some bottle exploring in our down time.
The work on this little place started before we moved down. My father in law hired a semi-retired contractor to help with the carpentry. The work did seem to be going a bit slow before we got down here but grandad works part-time at his job and the carpenter has other jobs going. When we got here my son was to start helping but that only lasted a day.
The carpenter is 78, grandad is 75, and the uncle that comes to help is 82. The speed at which these guys worked drove my son crazy. It was so much fun watching them....discuss what needed to be done, reminisce, go look at the problem again, find the tool you need, go look at the problem again, find the lumber, try to remember why you needed the lumber, reminisce, measure, discuss, measure again, go find the tool again, etc. I figure it took about 4 times longer than it should, but they were having a good time.
Drove my son crazy to stand around waiting to actually do something.

This makes me smile from ear to ear, I know exactly how your son felt at one time, then as I got older I came to appreciate the years of experience and the pace that older gentleman would work at. I've always been a go go go kinda guy, lets get this done and move on to the next thing, but I was taught at a young age to measure twice and cut once so you never have to go back and redo something you should have done right the first time. I'm happy to hear it's coming along...[]

I love it! Old guy pace is the best way to go... get it done right the first time... the young guys will do it twice and it still wont be right... I learned this lesson finally, slowing down one day and watching an 80 something year old carpenter tie stairs... some of the most beautiful work ive ever seen done... now I take my time and do it right the first time every time... real workmanship, whether its painting, plumbing, carpentry, etc. is an art, not a race...

 

[bostaurus]

Our carpenter was a joy to watch, knew exactly what to do, what he needed, etc. The biggest problem was we were paying him by the hour, ouch.

 

[ktbi]

I love it! Old guy pace is the best way to go... get it done right the first time... the young guys will do it twice and it still wont be right... I learned this lesson finally, slowing down one day and watching an 80 something year old carpenter tie stairs... some of the most beautiful work ive ever seen done... now I take my time and do it right the first time every time... real workmanship, whether its painting, plumbing, carpentry, etc. is an art, not a race...

Two Thumbs Up!!!! Ron

 

[glass man]

The "glass man"

I was there Melinda and don't even remember it!Me mind is getting worse![] JAMIE

 

[logueb]

Reminds me of my first house . Built around 1910, it was in a small town that did not have city sewage at the time. It was one of those huge turn of the century houses with a tall pyramid type roof. The house had been vacant for many years. The wife and I spent months trying to get it cleaned up. Everything was turn of the century, wiring, plumbing, etc. There was even a wood cook stove in the kitchen. I finally gave up on this money pit and bought a brick ranch (built in 1960) in a town nearby. I rented the place until I could sell it. Then the renters had a problem with the septic tank. So I decided to dig and locate the problem. It took two weeks of digging after work and on Saturdays. The septic tank was a steel septic tank and the top was buried 6 feet under. The field drain was those old clay tile sections and were full of roots. And they were deep also. Solid Georgia red clay. Blisters and sore muscles. Should have called a plumber.