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Three days before move-out my friend called and asked how do you caulk baseboards. Here is the six step SOP I gave her over the phone, the four prep steps most people skip, four mistakes that cost money, and a three hour emergency playbook for move-out night.
How to remove a sliding screen door without dropping it on the floor? Here's what 4 tries and one dropped door taught me about patio screens.
Wood window sashes can last 80 to 100 years if maintained. Here's what they are, how to refinish one for $50, and when the landlord needs to handle the repair.
How do you put a screen back in a window? 4 failed attempts and 1 phone call taught me — and why you should read the corner label first.
How do you remove a window without breaking it? Here's what I learned replacing 3 in my apartment — easy, hard, and almost-lost-my-deposit way.
Water dripping from the top of the window frame during a storm can ruin drywall and feed mold. Here's what causes it and what to do in the first hour.
A window screen falls out for four reasons. Here's how to put it back in by type — spring-pull, flat push-in, sliding-door — in 5 minutes.
A stuck window in a rental usually comes from paint seal, humidity, or a dragged screen. Here are 7 renter-safe fixes plus a maintenance template.
Hardwood floor buckled isn't always the renter's fault. 3 real renter cases, the 3-day moisture meter negotiation, and a letter template for your own repair bill
Hardwood floor water damage has 3 types: stain, cupping, buckling. Learn the first 24 hours, the 7-step save method, and when to call the landlord for structural damage
How to get rid of scratches on wood floor depends on depth. Learn 5 severity levels, 3 renter-tested methods, the 2 fixes that cost deposits, and how to document at move-in
A water leak inside wall shows up before you see water — bubbling paint, baseboard darkening, faint sweet smell. Learn 7 subtle signs and how to document it so insurance pays
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Three days before move-out my friend called and asked how do you caulk baseboards. Here is the six step SOP I gave her over the phone, the four prep steps most people skip, four mistakes that cost money, and a three hour emergency playbook for move-out night.
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How to remove a sliding screen door without dropping it on the floor? Here's what 4 tries and one dropped door taught me about patio screens.
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Wood window sashes can last 80 to 100 years if maintained. Here's what they are, how to refinish one for $50, and when the landlord needs to handle the repair.
How do you put a screen back in a window? 4 failed attempts and 1 phone call taught me — and why you should read the corner label first.
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How do you remove a window without breaking it? Here's what I learned replacing 3 in my apartment — easy, hard, and almost-lost-my-deposit way.
Water dripping from the top of the window frame during a storm can ruin drywall and feed mold. Here's what causes it and what to do in the first hour.
Featured
A window screen falls out for four reasons. Here's how to put it back in by type — spring-pull, flat push-in, sliding-door — in 5 minutes.
Featured
A stuck window in a rental usually comes from paint seal, humidity, or a dragged screen. Here are 7 renter-safe fixes plus a maintenance template.
Featured
Hardwood floor buckled isn't always the renter's fault. 3 real renter cases, the 3-day moisture meter negotiation, and a letter template for your own repair bill
Hardwood floor water damage has 3 types: stain, cupping, buckling. Learn the first 24 hours, the 7-step save method, and when to call the landlord for structural damage
Featured
How to get rid of scratches on wood floor depends on depth. Learn 5 severity levels, 3 renter-tested methods, the 2 fixes that cost deposits, and how to document at move-in
Featured
A water leak inside wall shows up before you see water — bubbling paint, baseboard darkening, faint sweet smell. Learn 7 subtle signs and how to document it so insurance pays