Simple kitchen and bathroom fixes anyone can do. No plumber needed.
Most renter repairs fall into 4 categories. Pick yours to see only what matters.
My Astoria apartment had a plastic dryer hose shoved into the window frame. It fell out twice and let a bird nest in the wall. The $22 metal wall box I installed fixed everything.
My Astoria apartment smelled sweet for 4 weeks before my mom's asthma kicked in and we found mold under the hardwood from a slow leak below. 5 early clues, 3 mistakes, 1 move.
After my landlord threatened $400 over a hardwood gap, my upstairs neighbor Maria showed me a humidity gauge and the gap closed in 14 days. Here's what I learned about the 4 types.
After my mom's porch tile cracked the day she moved a planter, I went back to the tile shop and learned 5 truths about high traffic porcelain tile and 3 rules for every flip.
Water damage to wood floor was the last thing I expected to deal with on a Wednesday night in February. The washing machine hose had been slowly leaking behind
Laminate flooring vs engineered hardwood is a comparison I went back and forth on for three months last winter before I finally bought both. I put laminate in t
Can you install laminate flooring over tile was not the question I started with. Can you install laminate flooring over tile is the question that saved my $1,20
After two rentals, the three bathtub wall tile ideas that work are white subway, matte hex, and large-format porcelain. Everything else is fever dream.
I started my first peel and stick mosaic tile backsplash at 9 a.m. on a Saturday. By 10 a.m. I had two sheets right and three crumpled in the trash. Here is the four-check method.
My wife was seven months pregnant when the tile guy quoted $1,500. I bought three sheets of 12 x 12 porcelain and a $40 kit, and learned what this size is good for.
I almost rented a Rug Doctor for $30 to clean a 12-by-15 room, and the Home Depot kid told me I did not need one. 4 DIY methods, a 30-minute routine, full deposit back.
I tried to remove fingernail polish from carpet with acetone and turned a quarter-size drop into a half-palm disaster. 3 methods tested, 1 worked, here is how.
My Astoria apartment had a plastic dryer hose shoved into the window frame. It fell out twice and let a bird nest in the wall. The $22 metal wall box I installed fixed everything.
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My Astoria apartment smelled sweet for 4 weeks before my mom's asthma kicked in and we found mold under the hardwood from a slow leak below. 5 early clues, 3 mistakes, 1 move.
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After my landlord threatened $400 over a hardwood gap, my upstairs neighbor Maria showed me a humidity gauge and the gap closed in 14 days. Here's what I learned about the 4 types.
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After my mom's porch tile cracked the day she moved a planter, I went back to the tile shop and learned 5 truths about high traffic porcelain tile and 3 rules for every flip.
Water damage to wood floor was the last thing I expected to deal with on a Wednesday night in February. The washing machine hose had been slowly leaking behind
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Laminate flooring vs engineered hardwood is a comparison I went back and forth on for three months last winter before I finally bought both. I put laminate in t
Can you install laminate flooring over tile was not the question I started with. Can you install laminate flooring over tile is the question that saved my $1,20
After two rentals, the three bathtub wall tile ideas that work are white subway, matte hex, and large-format porcelain. Everything else is fever dream.
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I started my first peel and stick mosaic tile backsplash at 9 a.m. on a Saturday. By 10 a.m. I had two sheets right and three crumpled in the trash. Here is the four-check method.
My wife was seven months pregnant when the tile guy quoted $1,500. I bought three sheets of 12 x 12 porcelain and a $40 kit, and learned what this size is good for.
I almost rented a Rug Doctor for $30 to clean a 12-by-15 room, and the Home Depot kid told me I did not need one. 4 DIY methods, a 30-minute routine, full deposit back.
I tried to remove fingernail polish from carpet with acetone and turned a quarter-size drop into a half-palm disaster. 3 methods tested, 1 worked, here is how.