Toilets have a lot of moving parts, and these parts get used quite a bit so guess what? Toilets need more repair than most other things in your home. This makes learning how to do your own toilet repairs more practical as you’ll learn skills you’ll use multiple times. These repeat maintenance and repair chores are the best ones for homeowners to tackle as they might take forever the first time but you’ll learn and benefit when you find yourself doing the same repair a few years later. Handling minor home repairs can also save you time and money.

There are many books for plumbing do-it-yourself. If you’re planning to tacking minor home repairs, make sure to get a home repair book with lots of photos plus step-by-step instructions and diagrams to help you complete the repairs if not easily, at least successfully. As you try more small home repairs, you will get more comfortable and things will go more smoothly. Don’t be surprised or embarrassed when it doesn’t work and you still have to call a handyman. It happens all the time. READ MORE

Your home seems complicated until you compare it to home repairs on the space station, and then anything is easy. One of the goals of this shuttle was to add additional living space in space, something akin to putting an addition on a house on earth. There’s a big difference though — you can’t run out to the hardware store if you forgot something.

Some homeowners need to update their home to accommodate a new family member, a baby or elderly parent. Rarely do they need to consider what changes their home would need if the size of their family were to double although it does happen with blended families and multiple births. READ MORE