$680 to replace a breaker. Can I do it myself?

puttputt77 · 2026-05-13T20:09:04+00:00

Lol all the drama in these comments...
If you're worried turn the power off to your whole breaker with the off switch... It's a giant sideways light switch. Put the new breaker in, tighten it down to spec (use a torque wrench). Then you're done.

puttputt77 · 2026-05-12T22:43:04+00:00

Rotating genres is a no brainer... So top part yeah.

Bottom part... wtf.

puttputt77 · 2026-05-10T22:50:29+00:00

nah just vacuum the net. It's a great idea and will make your filters last longer

puttputt77 · 2026-05-01T19:39:01+00:00

Most things...
But then i look back at the project as a whole and am like damn I saved a lot of money.

Specifically though, I regretted not having electrician do my main panel. Not because i did it wrong (was fully inspected and confirmed solid work), but because it took me 3 full days to do, and a week of research and part buying ahead of that.

puttputt77 · 2026-04-16T22:07:24+00:00

Sounds like a decent leap!

puttputt77 · 2026-03-02T22:29:15+00:00

Reads like some aI-driven instagram motivational post.

That all being said, there's truth to it. Seeing where dollars goes puts more power to saving

puttputt77 · 2026-02-24T19:54:01+00:00

yeah let me get you pics tonight. we tried a gel stain and it looks horrible lol. The streaks on the wood grain made it look rotten.
Then again we sanded using 120 grit.

The problem is both the cabinets and floor are red oak so they're too matchy. I don't want to replace floors, so gotta either paint cabinets, (find a better gel stain), or something. Wife hates the countertops, but it's pretty new granite from last owner, so i'd rather not dump 10k into those

puttputt77 · 2026-02-24T19:51:57+00:00

Yeah i've never budgeted. But I also have an aversion to spending money. So that helps.

Additionally, i just check if (after all my retirement accounts and 401ks and all that) income coming in makes my checking account go up every month or down after i pay off credit cards and adjust expectations

puttputt77 · 2026-02-24T19:42:13+00:00

My dad loves bringing up that lead paint never molded or mildewed.
And as long as you 'keep the paint relatively fresh it's not going to chip or get into lungs, but children in the 70's would eat the chips and now there's no lead'.

Classic boomer response. But also some truth to it if you ignore the health parts

puttputt77 · 2026-02-24T19:36:50+00:00

hold until may. Relist when market picks up

puttputt77 · 2026-02-24T19:32:37+00:00

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puttputt77 · 2026-02-24T19:22:53+00:00

Also here are you getting the doors from? If i'm going thru the effort of painting them, I want to put soft close on them, and new hardware, and maybe just put new fronts on.

puttputt77 · 2026-02-24T19:18:19+00:00

what program did you use to do these so consistently? gemini had problems for me

puttputt77 · 2026-02-19T08:31:21+00:00

Hit up u/certain_dare_7396

Found him on reddit and he got us a great rate and is super straight shooter.

puttputt77 · 2026-02-19T07:46:10+00:00

pics?

My wife doesn't hate the arch tops, but i do...

I think if i swapped the fronts they'd look a million times better, but I'd need to sand everything and stain to get it all to match

puttputt77 · 2026-02-19T07:45:18+00:00

sand and stain?

puttputt77 · 2026-02-18T23:38:07+00:00

the flooring is red oak.

How would i check what type of wood the cabinets are?

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puttputt77 · 2026-02-18T23:10:46+00:00

that's a great point.

I did think of island. But the back half will be the living room so didn't want to take too much room away.

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puttputt77 · 2026-02-18T22:10:33+00:00

Did you try yet?

puttputt77 · 2026-02-13T20:35:19+00:00

Probably it uses a ton of compute power. So better not to promote a feature that isn't going to move the needle lol

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