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amy_murphy15•2mo ago

viola171•2mo ago

My landlord's old putty knife saved my drywall patch last weekend

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miaa41•2mo ago

Found a weird trick for stuck window sashes

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ruby494•3mo ago

Finally stopped using duct tape on every pipe leak after a plumber yelled at me

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walker.alex•3mo ago

I finally fixed a crooked picture frame with a half-eaten granola bar

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lee.casey•3mo ago

Stayed at my aunt's place in Portland and noticed her trick for a sticky door

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mason.mary•3mo ago

Hit 200 drywall patches in my own house before I finally learned the trick

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andrew_nguyen64•3mo ago

I was dead wrong about using toothpaste to fill nail holes

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stellablack•3mo ago

PSA: Wood glue and sawdust made a better patch than the store-bought filler I was using for years

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craig.nathan•3mo ago

The old guy at Ace Hardware fixed my squeaky door with a pencil

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val_wilson•3mo ago

Always thought store-bought wall filler was better until I used baking soda and super glue

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the_hannah•3mo ago

I finally figured out why my kitchen faucet was dripping for 6 months

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elizabeththomas•3mo ago

My neighbor swore duct tape would fix my dripping faucet for good

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Fix It Yourself Neighbors

c/fix-it-yourself-neighbors

A place to share tips and ask for help on small home repairs, like patching a hole in the wall or fixing a squeaky door, using stuff you already have.

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c/fix-it-yourself-neighbors

Ngl I was wrong about spray foam insulation in my attic

I finally tried the toothpaste trick for nail holes instead of spackle

Spent 3 hours fixing a loose doorknob that just needed a screw tightened

My landlord's old putty knife saved my drywall patch last weekend

Found a weird trick for stuck window sashes

Finally stopped using duct tape on every pipe leak after a plumber yelled at me

I finally fixed a crooked picture frame with a half-eaten granola bar

Stayed at my aunt's place in Portland and noticed her trick for a sticky door

Hit 200 drywall patches in my own house before I finally learned the trick

I was dead wrong about using toothpaste to fill nail holes

PSA: Wood glue and sawdust made a better patch than the store-bought filler I was using for years

The old guy at Ace Hardware fixed my squeaky door with a pencil

Always thought store-bought wall filler was better until I used baking soda and super glue

I finally figured out why my kitchen faucet was dripping for 6 months

My neighbor swore duct tape would fix my dripping faucet for good