Replies to post #12735 on I-Home improvement (IHIP)

[Trueheart]

In this instance about teetering on a tall ladder, I like your dad's advice about calling in people who are pros at their trade. I only wish I had heard that from you before I tiled the main bath floor. I didn't think of leveling the raised foundation subfloor which, of course, was sitting on warped floor joists. I have to take it up and redo it as a wavy tiled floor doesn't cut it.

I think that qualifies as a "teachable moment."

Trueheart

[beigledog]

I did check into United Rentals, but our local stores don't carry ladders tall enough. They did suggest checking with another local rental company (which Home Depot already told me definitely did not have a 16 ft ladder). I called them anyway, and they did in fact have the 16 footer.

Did having the ladder solve my problem? SHOOT NO!

I got all the way up there to change the code on the receiver and there was no receiver at the ceiling. The receiver is actually built into the fan motor (which I had to partially take apart to find out)! I was so ticked off, it wasn't even funny. My kids hated me that day! :) Now I'm exploring the idea of getting a new remote. The code is changed in the fan motor, but it's still not working...more than likely because I dropped the remote onto the hardwood floors.