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Once tried to paint my front door and fucked it up so badly that a professional had to sand it down. Cost me more than a workman would have done in the first place.

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[-] tty5@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I've built a 50m^2 (550 ft^2 ) greenhouse from polycarbonate I bought online and timber I bought from a local sawmill.

I've had no prior carpentry experience and neither my education or work experience (software engineering) was any help. The design and how to was a result of several weeks of evenings spent watching YouTube.

On the other hand the 5 step long staircase I've added to the porch because I was feeling cocky is so bad I'll be fixing it the 4th time next weekend..

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