About FixHome Guide

FixHome Guide publishes step-by-step home repair and maintenance manuals for people who would rather finish a job than collect aspirational photos of unfinished projects.

We write for kitchens that smell faintly of dish soap and wet wood, bathrooms with caulk lines older than the lease, and garages where the leaf blower shares a shelf with three half-used tubes of silicone. The tone is a repair manual: tools named by brand-agnostic type, measurements you can check twice, and failure modes that actually waste Saturdays.

What we cover

Plumbing stopgaps and cartridge swaps. Drywall patches from nail pops to fist-size holes. Mold cleanup that stays within renter-friendly limits. Draft sealing, toilet guts, garage storage, paint prep, squeaky floors. If it is a common owner or renter task with a clear finish line, it belongs here.

Editorial standards

• Open with the problem as you find it — standing water, a hissing fill valve, a cold streak at the sill — not a lecture.
• Prefer specific tools (basin wrench, 4-inch putty knife, 1½-inch trim screws) over “the usual stuff.”
• Call out cure times, set times, and retest intervals.
• Link related guides when a job splits into another skill.
• State when to stop and hire a licensed plumber, electrician, mold remediator, or structural pro.

What we are not

These pages are educational DIY guides. They are not medical advice, structural engineering, licensed plumbing design, or a substitute for local code inspection. If a wall is soft from long-term water damage, a breaker keeps tripping, or mold covers more than a small surface area, get qualified help.

Questions, corrections, and tips: contact us.