Charleston and Goose Creek,SC handyman home repair services offers some tips regarding home maintenance. Before drilling any areas check for water pipes electrical wiring. Investment in a wire and stud detector from your local DIY store before you start work will be beneficial for future DIY projects as well. Over reaching can cause you to lose balance and fall. If you cannot reach something always step down and re-align the ladder to a position that allows you to be safe in reaching whatever you need.
There’s nothing worse than starting a sink or toilet repair only to find that the shutoff valve won’t shut off. Some shutoff valves are easy to replace. For those that aren’t, turn off the main water valve, remove the packing nut, and then unscrew the stem and take it to the hardware store to find a replacement washer. Clean any grit out of the valve body and pop on the new washer. The valve will work like new.
When putting up pictures or doing anything that requires marking on walls or other surfaces around the home, save yourself from extra clean up by using white chalk. The chalk will make easy to see marks that will quickly disappear when wiped with a damp paper towel. Don’t use color chalk though; it may stain and leave a long-lasting mark. Heavy use cooking with stainless-steel pans will eventually result in black and brown burnt marks all over cookware. To easily remove without using toxic chemicals like oven spray, mix up equal parts baking soda with cream of tartar with a drop or two of liquid dishwashing soap. Put in on the burned spots and then add some hot water. Let sit for a few minutes then scrub the black marks out.
Protect yourself against termites, Termites pose a considerable risk to wooden homes, and without the proper precautions you could find yourself stepping out onto your porch and falling through it, or even finding out your entire home’s foundation has rotted away. Termites can’t survive sunlight, so the most likely places you’ll find them is in your basement. Go down there and use a spray can of foam to plug any gaps where they could get in, then take a flashlight and screwdriver to inspect the wood for signs of damage. Poke the wood with a screwdriver and check for weaknesses. If the wood is flaky or rotting, you might already have a problem that needs professional attention.
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