Are you trying to do someone else's job?

[trof]

Shame on you.
Several years ago I decided to tile our kitchen floor.
How hard could it be?
A very frustrating day and a half later it dawned on me.
I was trying to take someone else's job.
No tile layer ever came on my airplane and said "Move over, I'll take this leg."
I was so ashamed.
I called a tile guy.
It was a half day job.
Looks real good.
Ever get in over your head on a project/task?

[YDogg]

1. I understand your point ...

... I guess. However, some of us cannot afford to pay other people to do what has to be done around the house. To keep this especially relevant to your example, I have re-tiled a couple of rooms in my house ... not so much because I wanted to do it, but it had to be done, and I could not begin to afford to pay someone else to do it for me. Luckily, both rooms look spectacular. :-)

Plumbing is about the only thing I don't tackle; with other things I have developed proficiency out of necessity. Our plumber makes more than I do with years of higher education behind me (this according to his wife - she has been a friend for years and we probably get a better rate because of it.) He works like hell, mind you, and is very good at what he does. His wife doesn't work, and they live in a nicer house than we do. Other home repair folks charge ungodly rates, and I'll never call one unless I am desperate.

[trof]

2. I will trade you one plumbing job

for my next tile job.
I'm pretty good at plumbing.
Every tile I tried to score and cut broke to pieces.
I will say the tile guy cheated though.
He used a water cooled diamond saw.
;-)

[YDogg]

3. I have an excellent fellow tile-cutter ...

... I'm married to. Top-notch. For the intricate cuts we swung back by the home improvement mega-store and had those cuts done by someone with the equipment to do it better than we were able. Cost about 25 cents a cut ... maybe a few bucks for each room, at most. :-)

[Cuban_Liberal]

4. I do GREAT tile work.

I'll trade you a tile job for an airline ticket.

:)

[trof]

6. How about a week on the Gulf Coast and room and board?

[supernova]

5. Can someone polish my wood floors?

I'm too small to operate that rotating thingy. ;-)

[trof]

7. Just strap pads on your feet

and skate 'em shiny.

[OhioBlue]

8. Good for you

My Dad and brother are both floor installers. I do understand when people don't have the money to pay for services tho. (I do my own taxes, my b/f cuts his own hair, buddies fix my car for a 12 pack, etc.)