Home Repair How To Tips

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Home Repair Tips & Techniques

Free home repair information, tips, how to, images & video techniques from Pest Control to drywall repair to plumbing repair and more home repair topics to help save you time & money

Fixing a Leaky Faucet

Fixing a Leaky Faucet
If your faucet continues to drip and waste water when turned off then you have a problem that is all too typical. In today's article we will give you the information that you need to know in order to fix this common household problem.More Information at www.repair-homes.com/leaky_faucet_repair

Do It Yourself Air Conditioning

The basic key to having years of hassle free service from your air conditioning system is a very simple tip: keep the components clean. This helps prevent most common problems. More Information atwww.repair-homes.com/

Thawing Frozen Pipes

A faucet that won't yield water is the first sign of frozen pipes. If a severe cold snap hits, prevent freezing and subsequent bursting of pipes by following the suggestions below. Even if the pipes do freeze, you can thaw them before they burst if you act quickly. When temperatures fall very low, here's how to keep your pipes from freezing:

%u2022 Keep a trickle of water running from the faucets.

%u2022 Beam a heat lamp or small heater at exposed pipes.

%u2022 Wrap uninsulated pipes with newspapers, heating wires, foam, or self-adhesive insulating tape.

%u2022 Keep doors ajar between heated and unheated rooms....more information www.plumbingrepairtips.com/

Patching a hole in the Drywall

Tools you'll need: pencil, 12-inch straight edge, 4-inch putty knife, utility knife, sandpaper, small bucket of drywall mud, piece of drywall (at least six inches larger than the hole), paint.
First - measure the diameter of your hole to be repaired. From your extra piece of drywall, cut a square, four inches larger than the hole. Place the square face down on a table and draw a line two inches from the edge on all four sides. Score the drawn lines with your razor blade and break-off the excess drywall, leaving the front paper in tact. Place the drywall patch over the hole in the wall and use your pencil to outline the square on the wall. Cut the traced square from the wall. Apply a light coat of drywall mud around the edges of the newly cut square hole and place the patch into the wall. Squeeze out excess drywall mud with your putty knife and let dry overnight. Re-putty the patched area, again allowing the mud to dry overnight. Sand away excess mud and smooth out the wall. Paint the area and you're done.
TIPS: use this repair method on holes two to 12 inches in diameter.For More Drywall Repair Tips Visit www.vertri.com or www.drywallrepairtips.com

Fixing Cracks and Gouges in Drywall

You can repair stress cracks or minor gashes in drywall easily, using only joint compound and mesh tape. With most cracks, there is no need to cut out and patch sections of drywall; you don't have to provide backing if the cut does not go all the way through the panel. Simply treat it as though it were a drywall joint that you were finishing from scratch. Apply tape over the damaged area, and apply the customary three coats of joint compound, sanding the final coat as necessary.More inforamtion and drywall tips at www.vertri.com/ or www.drywallrepairtips.com/