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14. Every job is harder and takes longer than it should.

Mon Sep 1, 2014, 08:25 AM

Sep 2014

I generally add 50% to the time estimate, but even that is often not enough.

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There really is no such thing as a simple household project. [View all] logosoco Aug 2014 OP

Oh yeah NV Whino Aug 2014 #1

^This! logosoco Aug 2014 #5

Projects breed more projects. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2014 #2

fix-it-man advice NJCher Aug 2014 #3

That is a good philosophy! logosoco Aug 2014 #7

Oh man oh man, don't even get me going! Populist_Prole Aug 2014 #4

Everyone thinking about buying a home needs to read this! logosoco Aug 2014 #8

yep NJCher Aug 2014 #9

I'm a chef from a family of chefs. Chan790 Aug 2014 #10

That is a home project with delicious dividends! logosoco Aug 2014 #12

When you own a home "It's always something". trof Aug 2014 #11

Over the years I have tried to "foresee" as much as possible before logosoco Aug 2014 #13

Every job is harder and takes longer than it should. Scuba Sep 2014 #14