Details, details
HandyMan's forte is in the details, figuring out what step goes first, how
things are made. He worries about measurements and fittings and pieces and
sequences... and well, sometimes, I could care less. It works for us though
because I can envision the plan and HandyMan figures out how to make it
happen.


Take this rad box. Looks simple enough right? I gave HandyMan a few parameters to work with - same shaker profile as the wainscotting, routered top to mimic the routered chair rail, same perforated panelling as the other rad boxes in the house, and it had to have open 'feet' so that it wouldn't look too heavy.
HandyMan took care of the rest. Like figuring out how tall to make the box so
that the top strip lined up perfectly with the wall panel, but leaving enough
room for the box top to be easily removed. And working out the measurements on
the front perforated panel so we wouldn't have any partially covered holes.
And determining how to build a box with only two sides and a top (since the
side nearest the curtain needed to remain open so we could access the
valve).
I on the other hand wouldn't even think of these things... and even I did think of them, my brain would explode after a while because I hate thinking about finicky (but I know, necessary) details like that.
I on the other hand wouldn't even think of these things... and even I did think of them, my brain would explode after a while because I hate thinking about finicky (but I know, necessary) details like that.
Good thing HandyMan is the one doing the building though because we end up
with quality detailed work like this. It matches the
rad cover in Chloe's room nicely,
don't you think? I wouldn't have thought of that ;)