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.
Can you pressure wash windows sounds like a yes-no question, but the answer depends on which of the 4 window types you have. I cracked a pane in my second apartment finding out.
Residential window cleaning service sounds like one product, but it is 3 different business types, and the difference between $80 well spent and wasted comes down to which type.
Window screen clip was the part I learned about the hard way. The first 3 clips I tried failed. The 4th held. The 4-clip conversation, the 3 failures, and the 5-minute install.
Window screen pull tabs sounds like one product, but it is 4 different styles, and most renters pick wrong because the hardware store shelf shows 6 boxes that all look alike.
How to measure window screens sounds like width times height, but the 1/8-inch gap separates a screen that drops and one that won't come out. The 5-step renter measure.
Replacement roller screen door in a rental: 3 types I tried, 4 diagnosis steps, the 1 question that saves $40, and the $12 fix that lasts 2 years for a renter.
Patio door roller sounds like one product, but it covers 4 different wheel types. Most renters pick wrong because the hardware store shelf shows 12 boxes that all look alike.
How to change rollers on sliding glass door in a rental apartment: 5 renter-safe steps I learned across 3 doors, the 4 roller types I tried, and the 1 tool you actually need.
Kerf weatherstripping sounds like carpenter jargon, but it is the $4 renter fix that closes a 1/8-inch gap on a leaky door in 20 minutes. The 4 types and the 3 mistakes to avoid.
AC vent leaking water can rot your ceiling in 24 hours. Here is the 4-cause decision tree from 3 different apartments, and the 1 case where you call the landlord.
Wood window stool sounds like builder jargon, but it's the part under your window that always stains first. Here's what it actually is, why it stains, and the 20-min renter fix.
Glass block window vent gave my basement apartment something I never had: airflow that didn't smell. Here's what I tried, what worked, and the 2 renter setups I'd skip.
Featured
Can you pressure wash windows sounds like a yes-no question, but the answer depends on which of the 4 window types you have. I cracked a pane in my second apartment finding out.
Featured
Residential window cleaning service sounds like one product, but it is 3 different business types, and the difference between $80 well spent and wasted comes down to which type.
Window screen clip was the part I learned about the hard way. The first 3 clips I tried failed. The 4th held. The 4-clip conversation, the 3 failures, and the 5-minute install.
Window screen pull tabs sounds like one product, but it is 4 different styles, and most renters pick wrong because the hardware store shelf shows 6 boxes that all look alike.
How to measure window screens sounds like width times height, but the 1/8-inch gap separates a screen that drops and one that won't come out. The 5-step renter measure.
Featured
Replacement roller screen door in a rental: 3 types I tried, 4 diagnosis steps, the 1 question that saves $40, and the $12 fix that lasts 2 years for a renter.
Patio door roller sounds like one product, but it covers 4 different wheel types. Most renters pick wrong because the hardware store shelf shows 12 boxes that all look alike.
How to change rollers on sliding glass door in a rental apartment: 5 renter-safe steps I learned across 3 doors, the 4 roller types I tried, and the 1 tool you actually need.
Kerf weatherstripping sounds like carpenter jargon, but it is the $4 renter fix that closes a 1/8-inch gap on a leaky door in 20 minutes. The 4 types and the 3 mistakes to avoid.
AC vent leaking water can rot your ceiling in 24 hours. Here is the 4-cause decision tree from 3 different apartments, and the 1 case where you call the landlord.
Wood window stool sounds like builder jargon, but it's the part under your window that always stains first. Here's what it actually is, why it stains, and the 20-min renter fix.
Glass block window vent gave my basement apartment something I never had: airflow that didn't smell. Here's what I tried, what worked, and the 2 renter setups I'd skip.