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
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
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
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