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Re:Everything Must Be Paid for Twice by Tyr42 on Friday June 16, 2023 @11:16AM (#36358010)
I got a young little one, so I've actually needed to take some Mondays off to finish some of the home repair tasks. It's not like I can go around with a hammer while he is trying to nap.

So it is more comparable with the work rates, since I do not have a lot time time to tinker

Re:Everything Must Be Paid for Twice by mantas on Saturday June 17, 2023 @04:04PM (#36374026)
I bought a half-built house right after the kid was born.

Yes, using power tools while kid is napping is no-go. But after few months kid is not napping that much. And there’re many relatively silent jobs. It’s easy to silicon a window sill while kid is sleeping in another room. Or assemble a drawer with an old good screwdriver instead of a drill. And after a couple years there’re endless learning possibilities. Sure, it goes slowly, but it does happen eventually.

Full disclosure - I did hire handymen for a good portion of jobs for various reasons. Mostly because we were burning a lot of money in rent or some jobs require too many special tools and knowledge to be done right (electricity, drywalls, etc).