Tried to fix a squeaky floor at 2am and ended up in my crawlspace for an hour

Honestly, I thought it would be a 10 minute job with a box of screws. I was wrong. I crawled under my house in Phoenix at midnight to find the source, and my flashlight died after 5 minutes. Turns out the joist had a huge crack I didn't see at first because of a spider web. I ended up using my phone's light and a ratchet strap to pull it back together. Has anyone else had a late night fix turn into a full project you didn't sign up for?

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smith.blair13d ago

Buddy of mine started fixing a toilet flapper and wound up replacing the whole bathroom floor.

riverowens13d ago

That's how it always goes, isn't it... you start with something small and the whole project just snowballs on you. I've noticed that's pretty much life in general, one little thing leads to another and before you know it you're in way deeper than you planned.