Home maintenance can be a lot of work, and sometimes it can feel like there’s no way to keep up! Besides the normal cleaning and maintenance of the inside and yard of your home, there are many random items that need to be taken care of every year or few years–and if these things are neglected, they can turn into a big problem!
While some issues are definitely worthy of a professional, there is a lot of information available to homeowners today that can help them take care of simple home repairs–saving big money while doing them! Here’s a list of a few that we are confident even the most nervous of homeowners can handle with ease, thanks to online help!
1. Repairing Drywall
Whether due to kids, pets, or an unfortunate run-in with furniture, the drywall around your house can be easily dented or broken, resulting in some unsightly scenes. Drywall is cheap and easy to repair–a little joint compound can be spread on small cracks and holes, sanded, and repainted with a little leftover wall paint. Larger holes are also easily repaired–here’s a great article with more details on those!
2. Replacing a Light Fixture
This is one of those repairs that can easily become a daunting ordeal and eventually require a call to an electrician–but it doesn’t have to be that way! In the end, light fixture boxes are all the same size, and have the same three wires that need to be attached to the three wires in the ceiling. Here’s a step-by-step instructional on replacing an old light fixture with a new one.
3. Replace Caulking
If moldy, broken caulking is anywhere in your bathroom, kitchen, or laundry room, it’s easy (and a bit satisfying) to cut away the old caulking and replace it with new. This can prevent leaking, improve the looks of your tub or sink, and be done for cheap!
4. Fix Tears in Leather or Vinyl
Furniture is an investment, and even a small tear can ruin the overall look of a sofa or chair. Upholstery shops may want to charge more than the piece is worth, but at the auto repair shop you can get a leather and vinyl repair kit for less than $20 that will assist in repairing the tear yourself!
5. Remove Carpet
If a flooring upgrade is in your future, you’re probably hiring the professionals to lay the hardwoods or tile, but removing the carpet yourself can save between $60-100 an hour before the reflooring process begins!
6. Weatherstripping
If you can see light beneath exterior doors, that space is also letting in air that may be causing your heating or cooling bills to skyrocket. Self-adhesive weatherstripping is available, so you can easily go around the house and install it on all exterior doors. If there’s already weather stripping on the doors, it may not be doing it’s job and could use replacing.
7. Straighten Bent Blinds
Bent blinds can happen so easily, but they are quite an eyesore. With a little $10 gadget called the MiniBlindRx, you can straighten out those bends in the blinds quickly!
This is just the beginning of all the simple repairs you can do to the house as the needs arise–and save money while getting your house in great shape! If you’re planning on putting your house on the market, all of these ideas would definitely help in the overall appearance of your home.
Whether staying put or moving, even all the straightened blinds and repaired drywall in the world won’t help if the rooms are overcrowded or cluttered with things you don’t need anymore. A self storage unit is the perfect DIY tool to take care of these spaces and give your family the room they need! Give us at Self Assured Storage a call today, and we can get you set up and on your way to a beautiful and functional home!
