Steve BorissSteve Boriss This blog explains the most common home repair issues St. Louis homeowners face and how to prioritize them before they become expensive problems. Using a four-tier system, the article separates cosmetic repairs from urgent safety and structural issues, helping homeowners understand which repairs can wait and which require immediate attention. It covers common concerns such … Read more
This blog explains the role of an exterior handyman in St. Louis and helps homeowners understand which exterior repairs are suitable for handyman services versus specialty contractors. It covers common exterior repair tasks such as trim repair, caulking, siding fixes, gutter repairs, deck maintenance, fence repairs, storm doors, and outdoor fixtures. The article also outlines … 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
Floors fail in patterns. After enough years of crawling around St. Louis homes from 1920s brick four-squares in Tower Grove to 1990s subdivisions in Chesterfield to brand-new builds in St. Charles County the same handful of problems shows up again and again. The materials change, the homes change, but the failure modes are remarkably consistent. … Read more
The Repair on Your List That’s Been There for Three Months Let’s be honest when something breaks around the house, your first instinct isn’t to call a professional. Not for the small stuff. A sticky door? You’ll get to it eventually. A loose bathroom tile? Maybe some superglue will do the trick. A bathroom fan … Read more
If you own a home in St. Louis, the odds are good that you have a list. A door that won’t latch. A faucet that drips. A toilet that runs. A loose railing on the back deck. A light fixture that blew a bulb you can’t reach. A patch of drywall left over from the … Read more
Find Your Door Problem Fast Use this quick-reference guide to jump to your door type. Every issue listed links to a detailed section below. For a full list of services, visit fixsl.com/what-we-fix/doors. Door Type Most Common Issues Quick Fix Front / Exterior Sticking, drafty, deadbolt issues Hinge adj., weatherstripping, strike plate Interior Won’t latch, squeaky, … Read more
At a time our country is more divided than ever, your humble correspondent is grateful to be working on problems on which everyone can agree. I believe we can all agree that glass window panes that are cracked are not as good as those that aren’t. Doors that make that clicking sound when they are … Read more
The Repair You’ve Been Ignoring Is Getting More Expensive Every Day Here’s a scenario every St. Louis homeowner knows too well. You notice something small. A sticky door. A slow drain. A loose floorboard. You think: “I’ll get to it eventually.” Months passed. The door gets stickier. The drain gets slower. That loose board? Now … Read more