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Fix it
Household problems and beginner repairs, honestly ordered.
12 guides
Everything in Fix it.
- How to fix a slow-draining sink, honestlyWhat actually clears a slow sink (in order of effort), what is mostly theatre, and the point at which a plumber earns their fee.
- A dripping tap (faucet), and what you can honestly fix yourselfWhy taps drip, the washer-and-cartridge reality behind most of them, and the ten-minute test that tells you whether it is your job or a plumber’s.
- How to unblock a toilet, calmlyThe physics-first method: water pressure beats panic, chemicals are last, and the signs that say call a plumber.
- How to clear a slow shower drain, in order of effortPull, don't push: the hair mat, the zip tool, the safe flush — and when a slow drain is a job for a professional.
- Why a small leak never stays smallThe EPA counts 10,000 gallons a year of household leak waste — and the drip is the cheapest part of what a slow leak does to a house.
- Fixing a leaky faucet yourself: what's safe, and when to call a plumberA dripping tap is the classic first DIY job — it's genuinely safe, genuinely cheap, and it teaches the three habits every water repair uses.
- Interior painting mistakes: the full list, and what each one really costsBeyond the prep everyone skips: the roller, the coat timing, the tape and the lighting — every mistake here costs a redo, and redos cost double.
- Why humidity ruins paint jobs (and what to check before you start)Humidity decides whether paint cures into a film or stays a sticky compromise — and the check costs less than the redo.
- Painting over damp: why it never actually worksDamp under paint isn't hidden — it's pressurised. The moisture pushes the film off the wall, and it takes your weekend with it.
- The paint calculator: how much paint a room actually needsWall area, coats and can sizes in ten seconds - the honest arithmetic, the adjustments that matter, and when to fix the wall before you paint it.
- Why is my home doing that? A symptom finder for the ten common complaintsDamp patch, dripping tap, tripping breaker, cold room, mystery smell: match the symptom, get the likely cause, and land on the page that fixes it.
- Bathroom remodelling mistakes to avoid before you startThe expensive bathroom failures are decided before the first tile: in the sequence, the waterproofing, the ventilation and the paperwork.