Today I'm assisting DH with building nesting boxes. What have you helped your DH do? Do you find it interesting or as fun as I do?

We built a privacy fence together. Once I got him to listen to me all went well. Some times men do things the hard way. You should work smarter not harder. DUH!!!

twenty years ago when we moved to Colorado i helped my hubby build a metal shed in the back yard. my poor hands were red and cold!! not all that fun.

i don't have a DH, so i do it all myself. i have more tools than most men i know :)

As a farm wife I did more work with my DH than I care to really think about. He's a good man but got terribly bossy when we worked together. Some days I'd just walk away and go in the house, lol! Boy, that did more to put him in his place than anything else I could have done in the heat of the moment. I could always get more done and do it faster when my daughter and I did the work on our own. I think women are just better planners and tend to think things through better before they start a project. My daughter and I even tended to be able to read each others minds when things went astray with out actually speaking to each other. If things went astray while working with DH he'd blow a gasket if I tried to think for myself. Ha Ha! Men and women just don't think the same or take the same approach to things. Just so you know my DH is otherwise the calmest, kindest sort of man and so enjoyable to be around.

My DH and I have also built nestboxes, but this last week and weekend, and next week.....we are putting on a roof! He is one of those who thinks we should do EVERYTHING ourselves! The wonderful problem is that our house is fairly large. We bought it in a foreclosure for the property more than the house.

Oh yes, I have also helped plumb, build fence, repair the car, and my least favorite, besides roofing was putting in the ductwork for central heat/air. Gotta love em!

We have been laying outdoor carpet on the screened porch. That is quite a project for 2 70+ year olds. We got most of it done. DS will finish it next weekend.

My husband always does things the hard way. I am basically lazy and look for simple ways for projects. I am very right brained and he is left brained. How did we make it 15 years together, I will never know.

For years we have worked together on any project either of us starts. If i need another hand I know who to call, if he needs that extra hand he calls me. The only time I refused to help was putting the new roof on the Shop I shake so bad when on the edge up high the whole building would have fallen down! LOL His 3 good buddies came over to help about the same time our Son-in-law and 2 of his friends showed up The 3 younger ones got up there (the peak is close to 30 feet up) and the 4 older ones (60+) stayed on the ground supervised and handed up supplies. That was a long day but they got it all on in one day the building is 35x60.

It is way to dangerest to work with my DH, a skill saw in his hands is an oxey moron. If I need to build something I just build it, or hire it done.

My DH isn't a handyman, so I can't "help" him build something tangible, but together we build a home, a life, a happy marriage. I couldn't do it without him! :-)

I called DH down to my room today for a consultation on how to make it a better sewing area. He looked around and told me he'd put some design together. He's pretty good about helping me when I ask and vice versa. We make a good team.

MY DH and me don't work well together. Many years ago I decided it was not worth the bad feelings working together - NOW he gets someone else to help him.

Not my DH but my DBF and I have been together over 10 yrs and that's longer than BOTH of our marriages were! Anyway, we make ravioli together. This summer I even helped him plant his garden and now I help him eat it! He helps me when I need help folding or laying out a quilt or want an opinion on a color or fabric.

My DH is self-employed as a carpenter. If I have to help him with something {{{{shiver}}}} I know he is going to complain about what I'm doing and I am going to tell him he isn't paying me 20.00 an hour like he pays his guys and he is getting what he paid for. We don't work well together. At. All.

My ex felt I should always help him with every thing. Which I did for several years. His comments was "You need to know how to do this, in case something happens to me." He would say, I'm getting hungry, fix us something to eat. Which I did. Then, when i was cleaning up, he would say, leave that, I'll help when we get finished with whatever project we were working on. He never did. However, after about twenty years, I decided he had taught me enough, I left him. Could work on car, build storage building, repair lawnmowers, and so on.

My DH never wanted me to help with anything which was fine. I have a friend who is a pastor's wife and he was building an outdoor shed/greenhouse and had problems...called his wife out to read directions since she knew how to sew and read directions !!!! Nuff said !

My DH and I did a lot of projects on our house when we first bought it...9 years ago. Since then we haven't done major projects, just maintenance stuff.

I learned early on that it's best for me to let him work alone until he ASKS me to help...otherwise, I just feel in the way!! :-)

My Famer DH always wanted me to read his mind while sorting hogs. Farmers and their wives probably spend more working hours toghether than any couple I know. We done everything from hanging wallpaper, neutering hogs to shoveling manure..Makes for interesting times.

I will never attempt to build anything with my husband ever again.

I like being married to him too much!!

We've helped each other with many projects. My only complaint - he thinks I should stop everything and come help the instant he asks for it. However, if I ask for help, it's always "just a minute". (And that minute can be a l.o.n.g. time.

Seeing as I live alone and have my hens, I saved a lot of money, time and energy not having to argue with anyone by buying covered kitty litter boxes and mounting them on shelves in the hen house! They're happy, I'm happy!

I've helped him do all kinds of household and auto repair. I usually do not do anything to HIS satisfaction so he only asks for help when it absolutly requires two people! That's fine with me. Likewise, I try to do things myself b/c he changes my game-plan if I ask him for help! (We have been married 28 years.)

My DH and I are like gasoline and a lighted match if we try to do something together, so we keep out of each other's way. I can help him carry something heavy, and he helps me load tables and boxes in the back of the truck when I'm doing a sale, but as far as working on a project together - forget it! It works for us, we've been married nearly 35 years!

I help my husband by staying out of his way until he asks for help...We are SO opposite of opinion that after 36 years - we dance well together by respecting some of these kinds of things. :!: :-)

I read your post after I posted mine...funny I think we are alike. 30+ years makes a difference!

We've been married 49 years and we have learned to work together. But only one is the supervisor. He helps me with my projects but has to do it my way. I help him with his projects and do it his way. We don't do things the same but I often take his advice and he sometimes takes mine. My dad and DGF were carpenters so I grew up swinging a hammer. The only thing DH did with a hammer was hit a stubborn bolt on a piece of machinery. He was a great mechanic but not a builder. He has learned a lot and is pretty good help now.

we have built two houses together. First one - big, 9 room colonial, second one - 4 room ranch. He was a builder in earlier times. I am amazed at what he can do, and he is the kind of person who wants to get things done. There are several houses in town, newer than ours, that are still not finished.

Me too!!! I enjoyed roofing!!!We have saved alot of money doing ourselves!

We built our house. I help him alot even if it;s holding a ladder for him.

My DH and I work very well together. We have rehabed a couple of homes, worked in the s me place of employment, and stil get along super. I am so fortunate to have such a DH in my life.

We DO NOT work well together

we farmed together many yrs. built our house ourselves. but, will never forget the time we were erecting a wet bin/holding tank for corn/grain before it was fed into a drying system. the tank was like 10'ft across, corragated metal round shape. the top was put together lst, then we put 4 ft sections on and raised the roof. put another 4 ft section on and jacked it up higher. at times i was 'trapped inside.' untill it was raised 4 ft for the next row.
one of the kids, came and said, 'dad, phone'. and it was at a pt i was trapped inside. i told him, okay, go answer the phone, but come right back. an hr later, he was still gone. and i was going 'bananas' trapped in a round, metal 10ft circle, in the heat of summer. after a while, i picked up a hammer and started beating on the side of it.
to make a long story short, cartoons had grabbed him on a sat. morning. and he was afraid to let me out, till i promised i would not kill him. funny all these yrs. later.

Just to clarify, I really do like working together with my DH. It's time together seeing how I work 7a-7p and he works the midnight shift.

We've also painted just about every room together and built 3 chicken pens together. The roof will be tackled some time next year. That one I'm not really looking forward to, as I get nervous about being on the third wrung from the bottom on a 6' ladder.

At times I'll suggest something, sometimes he likes my way of thinking, other times, not so much. Later on, he'll say 'You know we probably should do it this way." Which is what I stated or was thinking, but I just say "That's a great idea." It works best that way. No need to argue.

Well My DH bought a 1979 ford truck Outside body in great shape .The bench seat inside previous owner 's dog shredded the drivers side. So on saturday I cut dense foam replaced 1/2 of the seat & started the upholstery. By 5pm I was exhausted we quit. Then about noon on Sunday finished the whole seat & re installed it in the truck looks real nice . Sure beat the $400. the shop wanted now extra $$ for more fabric. We work better together now , earlier years we just couldn't agree on things. Guess old age has helped. Ha Ha

My DH and I have done several projects including major home rennovations. Right now we are restoring a 1902 Victorian we just bought as our retirement home. Some days things go well, other times...not so much. We both understand what works well and try to avoid areas of conflict by approaching the subject when we are not tired and or stressed. We also have learned to give in to the other with specific things that are very important to each. DH gets very hyper organized when he is stressed/tired and I just want to "get 'er done" when I am stressed/tired; we've learned to negotiate and work through those times. We also love the results and think about how much we will enjoy it when finished. There are areas of the rennovation that I manage the changes (kitchen) and areas that he controls (his office and garage) He also has a good design eye and has helped me design several quilts.

oh my Dh and I have done many home repairs together. ceramic tile, rebuilt 3 kitchens, painted, cabinets he built and
we hung. plumbing, laid sod, put in windows, etc.
when we bought our present house he bull dozed the front of it off and started from the ground up.
He also helps me in the sewing room. and i hope he will finish putting this binding on a baby quilt that i am sick of seeing.

We built a house together! We did all but the plumbing and concrete work ourselves. Lots of good together time, but lots of disagreements, also! We still have the doors and trim to install along with the stone on the fireplace wall. But it is ours and we love it!

we can do most things together. We even ran a restaurant kitchen together and did fine. However, if we ever paint a room together again I may commit murder.

What to mention first........Built a shed, shelves, a trailer to carry camping gear in, fence, boxes, 2 porches,etc, Now if you asked what I had helped my dad build the list would go like this, sub floors, kitchen counters, dressers. clotheslines, and anything I could help with. Our family is filled with carpenters as a trade so I have been around that most of my life.
My DH finally listened to me also because he finally realized he works himself to death and still gets it confused.lol