Had carpeting in the kitchen when we moved in. I hate carpet in the kitchen and the bathrooms. When hubby came home from a trip I had the carpet ripped up, subfloor layed and a good share of the tile down. Had three old apple trees in the side yard that had out lived their usefulness. Every time he left I cut one down. He finally noticed a few months after the last one was gone. As you may have guessed he is not around much so I do most of the repairs by myself.

Just finished helping DH erect a vinyl fence.

Every year I help close the inground pool. Guess who has to put their hands into the cold water to close the pipes after they are blown out? I have convinced DH to close right after Labor Day, so not as cold. That only took 22 yrs.

Two weeks ago I erected 4 storage units for my quilting items. Got tired of waiting. I can screw in a screw as well as he can.

I HATE doing building projects with my hubby. For one thing, he's a perfectionist and I have terrible astigmatism in my eyes so I just cannot see something level ... so no, I cannot see that whatever isn't straight! Also it has taken me years to convince him of the fact that there is no way I can hold something still when he (who is much stronger than me) pounds on the other end ... ain't gonna happen LOL.

Suzy

we work on many things together, but when he gets snappy or bossy I just walk inside without saying a word. He comes in later and apologizes to me. Enough said !LOL

As little as possible. It is better for our marriage.

Same here. I stay away from my dh anytime he picks up a tool. We stock a lot of bandaids. I am going to hire the guy next door to hang a new ceiling fan for me, lol.

how the heck do you post a question on this site? I am a quilter, not a computer genius.....

My husband and I have been together over thirty some years. I don't ask him to help me but he will ask me for help. He has always been supervisor in his job and even owned a construction company. If I ask him to help on a projet he takes over and does it his way. Learned eventually not to ask because of the fustration involved. If I need something I just forget about it and go on.

I am not able to do much these days becuz of a bum shoulder but DH is so helpful and does such a good job, I cannot complain. Don't know what I would do without him!

I'm the builder so my DH helps ME. But so many times its just. not. worth. it! He insists on telling me how to do it...but his ideas are non-code-acceptable, and then he takes huge offense when I let him know. Just an excuse for him to sneak off and watch Nascar!