Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Tips to save you time and $$ on home repairs

We all have those projects around the house that need to be done, it seems like they never end.  Especially with budgets tightening around the US it is getting more difficult to find the money to get those pesky repairs completed.  Hopefully with the help of this list you will be able to shave some time and money and be a little closer to being done!


1) Keeping your tools looking new.
With all the heat and humidity it is difficult to keep some tools from rusting, not anymore.  When you buy new items keep an eye out for those silica gel packets and keep them.  Put a couple in your toolbox or tool drawer and it will keep out the moisture.

2) Calcium making your faucet spay everywhere but in the sink?
Remove the dirty parts (you may need pliers if it's really stuck on there) and soak a cotton ball with white vinegar.  Place the cotton balls on the calcium covered parts and let soak.  After they are clean simply rinse off the vinegar and replace the parts.  Should be working like new!

3) Fix those loose banisters.
Simply take a toothpick with some wood glue on the tip and place between the top of the baluster (aka stair stick) and the banister.  Wipe away any excess glue and cut off the excess of the toothpick and your done!

4) Stop those pesky squirrels from eating your garden bulbs.
Take your flowering bulbs (may be a project for next spring) and wrap them in 1/2" hardware cloth as you plant them.  When the bulbs grow through the mesh they look beautiful but squirrels can't eat them.

5) Get those landscaping pebbles off the grass and back where they belong.
When those little stones get into the grass they seem impossible to get back out, well not any more.  Simply take your Shop-Vac and suck them back out of the grass and then empty them back out where they belong.

Have some great tips of your own add them as comments below or email us our readers would love to hear them!!

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