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GuideWes Dunbar22 Sept 20265 min

Why your garage filled up, and how to get it back

Garages don't fill up because you ran out of space. They fill up because nothing ever leaves, and nothing has an address.

GuideWes Dunbar22 Sept 20266 min

How to hang heavy things so they never come down

Studs, toggles, cleats and the four mistakes that put a mirror on the floor at two in the morning.

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GuideWes Dunbar22 Sept 20265 min

Find the draughts first, then spend money on insulation

Most people insulate the wrong thing in the wrong order. A cold afternoon, a stick of incense and about $60 will tell you where your heat is going.

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What your home inspector won't check, and what you should

A standard inspection is a visual, non-invasive look at a house on one dry morning. Plenty of expensive problems sit just outside that scope.

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GuideWes Dunbar22 Sept 20266 min

The paint job that still looks right in three years

Most rooms don't fail because of the paint. They fail at the caulk line, the patch you didn't prime, and the coat you called good enough.

GuideWes Dunbar22 Sept 20266 min

Find Your Shutoffs Tonight, Not At Two In The Morning

A burst supply line puts out hundreds of gallons an hour. The difference between a mop and a claim is whether you already know where the valve is.

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GuideWes Dunbar22 Sept 20266 min

Five house repairs you should stop paying someone else to do

A running toilet, a blocked sink, a hole in the wall, a dead switch, failing caulk — all of them are an evening's work with tools you already own.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

GuideWes Dunbar22 Sept 20266 min

Ten tools that cover ninety percent of household repairs

Most jobs around a house fail for want of the right tool, not the right skill. This is the short list that handles nearly all of them.

Your Mower Sat All Winter and Now It Has Opinions

The box says pull the cord. The box hasn't met your shed. How to wake a hibernating mower without wrecking your Saturday or your shoulder.

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Build me a 30-day training plan around two sessions a week

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GuideCan You Fix ItWes Dunbar6 Oct 20265 min

Replacing a Toilet Flapper Takes Ten Minutes and Two Trips

The cheapest plumbing fix in the house, written the way it really goes, including the second trip to the store nobody plans for.

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Guide100 ThingsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20267 min

100 Things Every Homeowner Should Check Every Year

One walkthrough, one Saturday, one list. Most of these take five minutes and save you a four-figure repair.

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GuideGuides & ChecklistsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20268 min

Your Hurricane Season Plan From June 1 to November 30

The work that saves your house gets done in May, not in the checkout line at Home Depot with a storm 40 hours out.

GuideHow ToDean Shaw23 Sept 20267 min

How to Change a Car Battery Without Frying Your Electronics

Negative comes off first, goes on last. That one rule prevents most of what goes wrong, and the rest of the job takes twenty minutes.

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Guide100 ThingsDean Shaw23 Sept 20267 min

100 Things Every Driver Should Know and Keep in the Truck

Your spare is probably flat. Work down this list once and you'll never be the guy standing on the shoulder waiting three hours for a wrecker.

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Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

Guides & Checklists7 min

Winterize the house and the truck in one Saturday

How To6 min

How to Shut Off the Water Main When a Pipe Bursts

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideCan You Fix ItDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

A warm fridge is usually dirty coils or a dead fan

Work the problem in order, with a thermometer, a nut driver and a shop vac, and you'll fix most of them in an afternoon for under fifty bucks.

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Guides & Checklists6 min read

What Your Car Needs at Every Mileage, Oil to Timing Belt

Your odometer is a maintenance calendar. Learn to read it, and you'll spend money on parts instead of tow trucks.

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