Home maintenance fear? Here’s how to keep repair costs down with regular upkeep

Juli Adelman of Northeast Portland should be feeling confident about homeownership by now. Since remodeling a fixer-upper 16 years ago, she’s sold each of her past three properties at a profit, moving her up the real estate ladder.

A year ago, she purchased a century-old house in her goal neighborhood: Beaumont-Wilshire. Despite her time-tested DIY repair skills and her contractor father’s assurance she wasn’t buying a money pit, Adelman still feels nervous.

She wonders: What costly mystery may be ahead?

“It’s a totally sound investment and I’ve been pretty lucky at this so far,” she said, “but it’s still kind of a gamble. What if the sewer goes sideways?”

She’s not alone in having home repair fear.

A survey by the Seattle-based real estate marketplace Zillow found 75{889f11dd78af44195e99a8a45806d98ad1fa7f272d11f4c6d22b45f5e75dcb8c} of pandemic-era home buyerswho battled record-low inventory, rapidly escalating prices and brutal bidding wars, wish they had done things differently.

Many

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Home Maintenance Tips for Summer

Summer is officially upon us! There is a lot to do around the house if you haven’t already. Our homes take a beating in the fall and winter months, making spring and summer the best time to clean up and do some repairs. Also, living in Texas, we need to prepare our homes for the harsh summer heat. Here are a few ideas to get you started.

The Interior

· Change air filters and clean vents.

A good rule of thumb is to change your air filter at the beginning of every month, or at least every other month. The dust and dirt from outdoors easily make their way into our homes and circulates through our vents. Yuck! A clean air filter and vent will help to keep your family and home healthy. And a dirty filter causes poor air flow to the air conditioner (A/C), which left untreated could

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6 Ways to Repair Cracked Walls at Home. Different Types, Different Handling!

Cracked walls often occur, even on the walls of new houses, this situation is certainly quite disturbing the view and over time it can even be dangerous. What are the types of cracks, why do they occur, and how do you deal with them? Check out our review below!

1. How to Prevent Cracked Hair Walls

The term hair crack is a term for cracks with a size below 1 mm and a branched shape. Hair cracks occur due to imperfect coating, for example when the wall is in hot conditions. Due to the heat, the plaster did not blend perfectly with the dry plaster first. The second thing that caused hair cracks was that the cement mortar used was too thin and was immediately covered again with the plaster.

The last thing the cause is the finishing paint used does not have good elasticity. To prevent this, remind the … Read More