Category: Home Repair Contractors

This $13 “Wall Chapstick” Is the Easiest Way to Repair Walls

Earlier this week, Atlanta-based DIY-er Jordan Miller posted a video of herself patching up a few pin-sized holes in her wall with what looks exactly like oversized chapstick. Just like how you would treat your dry, flakey skin, Erase-a-Hole has

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Saginaw opens applications for final phase of COVID-19 relief home repair program

SAGINAW , Mich. – Time is ticking for communities to allocate its COVID-19 relief dollars given to them by the federal government.

Saginaw City Council approved a home repair program.

It started in 2022 with furnaces, then phase two was

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Home repair service for seniors closing after 35 years

Maggie Spence’s house in East Oakland has handrails on the porch, grab bars in the bathroom, a fresh coat of paint, a repaired roof, new windows, and a spruced up yard.

Crucially, it’s a home she can move around in

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Shapiro revives Whole Home Repair Program in new budget proposal

Gov. Josh Shapiro’s second budget provides $80 million for housing and anti-homeless initiatives. It also includes $50 million for the popular Whole Home Repairs Program.

Lower-income residents and homeowners across Pennsylvania may receive much needed help later this year as

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Beware home renovation scams in Mississauga and Brampton: Police

Mississauga and Brampton residents, particularly older adults, are being warned by police that scammers are going door-to-door trying to sell would-be victims on bogus home repair schemes.

Peel Regional Police said in a news

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I Replaced My iPhone Battery Myself and It Was Easy. Here’s What I Did.

Even if you don’t use Apple’s own do-it-yourself repair program, it’s easy to replace your iPhone’s battery yourself at home. With affordable third-party components and various tools available to buy, you can open up your iPhone and swap out

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Sinking house has couple locked in dispute over $200k repair bill

A couple’s newly-built home near Fairlie is slowly sinking at one end, causing an ongoing dispute between them, the council and the building firm over who should foot the $200,000 bill to fix it.

John and Susan Simpson don’t feel

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4 Home Improvement Projects That Are Tax Deductible

Whether you’re a new homeowner who’s knee-deep in a gut renovation or you’re making necessary upgrades to your forever home, you might think that every home improvement is simply a sunk cost. Don’t despair, though. Home improvements can greatly increase

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