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5mo ago
inThe old timer at the hardware store who showed me how to sharpen a handsaw
Got a similar thing with a guy in a parking lot who showed me how to tie a trucker's hitch on a ratchet strap. Been using that knot for years now and it never slips.
5mo ago
in3 years ago I swore by subfloor adhesive, now I skip it entirely
We glued everything back in the day too... until I watched a guy glue his hand to the subfloor.
5mo ago
inWired vs wireless sensors on an old Victorian house in Providence
And isn't it always the way, the thing that's supposed to make life easier ends up being the biggest headache. It's like how my "smart" thermostat keeps fighting with the old boiler in my place, you'd think they'd all speak the same language by now.
5mo ago
inA customer told me my corner beads were "too sharp" and I had to rethink everything
Funny how things work out. Its like that whole idea that sometimes the thing you push back on hardest ends up being exactly what you needed. Reminds me of how people react to those automatic doors at the grocery store. You see someone walk up expecting to push and they just stand there for a second looking confused. Then they walk through and its fine. Same with those paper faced beads. We get set in our ways and think sharp corners are the only right way because thats what we learned. But old houses are crooked and life is crooked. The sooner you give in and work with the crooked the easier it gets.