Steve BorissSteve Boriss Hey, will you believe me now? Your humble correspondent has been telling you guys for years there’s something different about Fix St Louis. Like that we do the SMALL home repairs others don’t. Now, it’s not that we DON’T do big jobs, it’s that we actually PREFER small ones. Everyone else? Well, they won’t tell … Read more
This blog addresses a feeling that most St. Louis homeowners know well: the guilt of an ignored deck. Between the heat, humidity, and a thousand other priorities, deck maintenance keeps getting pushed back. Fix St. Louis offers practical solutions to make your deck more enjoyable and easier to maintain, covering everything from ceiling fans and … Read more
Electrical work is one place where calling the wrong trade costs real money. Hire a handyman for something that needs an electrician, and you might end up with code violations, insurance complications, or a fire hazard hidden behind a wall plate. Hire an electrician for something a handyman can do safely, and you’re paying licensed-trade … Read more
If you’ve had a window company come out for a quote in the last few years, you’ve probably heard the same pitch: full replacement of every window in the house, with payments stretched over enough years to make the monthly number look small. The hard sell is real, the prices are real, and most of … Read more
Doors are the most-used moving parts in a house. The average exterior door gets opened and closed thousands of times a year, and the average interior door gets used so often that nobody notices when it starts going wrong — until the day it won’t latch, won’t close, or wakes the kids when somebody shuts … Read more
We’re learning that AI requires hundreds of new power-sapping data centers. Surprisingly, I think your humble correspondent just figured out why, even though my primary expertise is flushing, not digital, technology. Based upon my conversations with customers, I’d guess it’s because too many people are typing-in the question “do I need a permit?” for their … Read more
Most homeowners have a list. The list never gets shorter. New items get added as fast as old ones get crossed off, and at any given time, half the items have been on it long enough that you’re not even sure when they were added. Here’s the truth about that list: most of the items … Read more
Exterior repairs are where homeowners get the most confused about who to call. The roofer wants to talk about a new roof. The siding company wants to wrap the whole house. The deck builder is sized up for a full rebuild. And the small stuff that actually needs to be done — the rotted trim, … Read more
Winter in St. Louis is hard on a house. Freeze-thaw cycles work cracks open. Ice and snow load gutters and roofs. Driving rain finds the smallest gaps in caulk and weatherstripping and pushes water where it shouldn’t go. By the time spring arrives, the damage is there — you just have to look for it. … Read more
Doesn’t it seem like the word of the month is “liberation”? You see people on the news saying they’re been liberated here, and liberated there. Dancing in streets, waving flags. It all sounds like great fun until you think about how much they must have suffered to be that happy afterwards. Now, your humble correspondent … Read more