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RE: MY GO-TO TOOLS FOR FIXING LEAKY FAUCETS WITHOUT CALLING A PRO
Those valve-seat tools can be useful on older compression faucets, but first identify the faucet mechanism. Cartridge and ceramic-disc faucets generally don’t use a replaceable washer, and grinding the seat can damage th...
RE: When gutters outlast the house: a rainwater mystery
It’s funny how gutters can look solid until you’re on the ladder poking around - then it’s all rust and holes you’d never spot from the ground. I’ve run into drainage issues that ended up being way more about old landsca...
RE: WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT MID-PROJECT: WHAT'S YOUR MOVE?
I hear you on the corded tools - sometimes old school just works. I’ve had too many battery-powered drills die halfway through a job, and it’s always at the worst possible moment. I keep a backup set of batteries, but ev...