Getting home maintenance projects done in your home can be a burden if you aren’t sure where to start and what to do. Keeping up with your home is essential to increase the quality and life of it, not to mention to save money too! Here are some ways that aren’t often thought of to make your home projects easier and more efficient:
- If your door slams shut and is too loud to ignore, you can place a couple of short beads of clear silicone caulk along the jamb (each of the two upright parts of a door frame, one of which the door is hung) at a few of the contact points. This will make the door shut softer. Keep the door open for a couple of hours after application, to let the bead of silicone dry completely.
- While doing work on the interior of your house, use stainless chalk to mark surfaces such as floors and walls. A white color will not stain, but blue and red will.
- With outdoor jobs such as digging sod, be sure to cut them into big chunks, not little squares. They should be able 3 to 4 inches thick. This makes placement and re rooting more effective.
- When installing a ceiling fan, many people may not know that there is a hook on most ceiling fan boxes that can hold the fan up near the ceiling as you are wiring it.
- For a temporary fix to dripping water due to a problem with a copper joint, put a ball of bread up the pipe to stop the stream of water. This will stop the dripping until you can get it permanently fixed.
Whether you are trying to get a home project done or if you just come across a small problem in your home, these tips are helpful to keep in mind so you don’t sweat the small stuff!