Most of the plumbing repairs your home needs on a regular basis are relatively mundane, inexpensive, or easy to complete on your own. These projects fall under the umbrella of “home maintenance,” and include tasks such as fixing a leaking bathroom faucet or installing a new garbage disposal.
Water Damage Restoration Tips and Tricks
When your home gets flooded due to a plumbing problem, roof leakage, or storm water, the quicker you act on minimizing the water damage, the better the outcome will be. It is also important to do the right steps to avoid making the problem even worse. Here are must-do’s in mitigating water damage after flooding:
5 Quick and Easy Home Repairs for Busy Women
Married women often have the option to ask their partner to do home repairs around the home, but that’s not possible if you’re single, nor desirable if you’re divorced.
After all, who wants their ex nosing around their home… Read More
Should You Repair or Replace Your Air Conditioning Unit? The Practical Homeowner’s Guide
Should you repair or replace your broken air conditioner? It seems straightforward enough, right? If the cost of repair is significantly less than replacement, save some money and go with the repair.
Unfortunately, the solution isn’t always so cut and dry. Let’s say you’re dealing with a broken air conditioner that could cost you a couple hundred dollars to repair. While replacement would be somewhere in the ballpark or $4,000.
It’s tempting to save a few thousand dollars in the short term and schedule the repair. Maybe a few months later your compressor wears out and you drop a few hundred bucks. Yet again to get that replaced. Then the motor goes out a few months later. You see the point. Read More
7 Common Home Repairs You Can Do By Yourself
This is a fantastic infographic that showcases seven common home repairs that you too can do yourself. Because all homes need care and attention, it is important that you know what you can do around the house. We think you have the skills to perform these projects. Now you need to be confident that you have the skills to perform some of these projects yourself. Here are some tips on how to get these projects completed. The organization that created this infographic, Heiton Buckley, also has and interactive guide that walks you visually through the steps of these home repairs.