Home Repairs, Home
Inspections, Home Buying
 Doing your own repairs can mean keeping money in
your pocket. Yes, you can do your own repairs with the right
information.
Home repair will always be on your agenda of things to do
whether you have been a homeowner for years or just recently
purchased your home.
If you are a new homeowner, Man-In-A-Hurry hopes you used a
home
inspector that worked only for you and the right kind of
real
estate agent was used to complete the purchase. Well, hopefully
you did your homework. Use the two links above to learn more on how
to protect your investment.
No home remains free from home repairs even though
we all wish the problems would fix themselves.
Sooner or later, you will be facing the issues
listed below but you are not worried because you’ve purchased your
How To Manuals, tools needed, and located the repair parts for the
home repair needed.
- Caulking around doors, windows, and siding should be replaced
before it gets to the point of allowing water into places hidden
from you until the damage to the walls and flooring systems becomes
visible. Hopefully, the structure system damage remains minor and
does not allow the deadly type of mold to grow in the area by
water.
- The exterior of the house will need to be painted for esthetic
reasons but more importantly as a protective coating against rain.
Interior painting is more for esthetics and home value.
- Roofing will need to be replaced. Caution is needed when making
the decision to put new shingles over existing shingles. Many local
code enforcement agencies do not allow more than two layers of
shingles on a roof due to the roofing structures (rafters) not
being designed to handle the extra weight of the shingles. In
addition, too many layers of shingles will not allow heat from the
sun to transfer properly from the roof which can reduce the life of
the new shingles.
- Plumbing repairs will be needed. Water leaks from pipes and
water leaking around the bottom of the commodes should be handled
promptly to minimize the chance of debilitating and deadly mold
growth in your home. It can happen and happen rather quickly. A
million dollar home in Texas was rendered inhabitable and torn down
due to deadly mold contamination that started with a small leak on
the ice machine. Get off the couch and fix any water related home
repairs right away because your insurance company will fight you
all the way on your claim. Are you insured against mold
damage?
- Minor home repairs involving door locks, cabinets, appliances,
and electrical switches can and will happen. A word of caution is
needed on trying to do garage door repairs. The springs are under
tension and can hurt you very seriously if you fail to do
everything properly when making repairs.
- Air conditioning systems will need to be inspected at the
beginning of the summer and winter seasons with the recommended
services performed. Pay a controlled amount now or pay the big
bucks later for ignoring this important house component.
- Concrete will need to be repaired or replaced. Cracks ignored
will only get bigger when water freezes in the cracks and the
ice expands making the cracks wider.
- Swimming pools will need maintenance performed
periodically.
Don’t worry! You’ll
Do Great Making the Minor Home Repairs
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