When you think about it, isn’t it amazing that Americans now EXPECT the inside of their homes to always be the SAME TEMPERATURE? Every single day of the year? No matter what’s going on outside? As they might say at the Yakov Smirnoff dinner theater in Branson, “What a country!” And, just like the final … Read more
While I’m not much into conspiracy theories, there’s one I’m not ready to let go of yet. I think aliens regularly visit us, grab our land, invade our bodies, destroy our homes, and yet hide in plain sight. Think about it. Water now accounts for 71% of the earth’s surface, 60% of our body weight, … Read more
Hey, your Great Room with the 2-story vaulted ceiling looks really great and all that, and I’m sure your home builder boasted about how spacious it made your house seem. But now that your builder is long gone and has cashed his check, you begin to wonder. How on God’s green Earth am I going … Read more
Sure, the Redbirds just won their home opener against last year’s World Series Champs but, hey, we’re talking about the Chicago Cubs for crying out loud. On the other hand, we at Fix St Louis work on home openers just about every day, and we have never been defeated. Not once. Doorbells Once upon a … Read more
There’s a video that went “viral” this week, but absolutely no one is seeing the big picture. Fix St Louis is here to fix this. Please take a moment to watch this < 1 minute video of a BBC interview of a professor, who unsuccessfully tries to “keep calm and carry on” while discussing the … Read more
While the climate in our nation’s capital has been harsh this winter, our weather has been relatively mild. Many St Louisans are already venturing out onto their decks. Unfortunately, many don’t like what they see. Rotted boards, washed-out stain, boards with cracks, wobbly rails, and a general sense that their decks are just yucky. So, … Read more
I hate to break it to you young people out there, but when you get to be my age you will come to understand that life is not fair. Like on tonight’s Academy Awards, for instance. You will watch people who are lucky enough to be born beautiful and happen to be good at making … Read more
We here at Fix St Louis recognize that we do not work in a democracy, and we accept our fate. In our world, homeowners are the supreme leaders, who can issue one executive order after another, to which we gladly and gratefully comply. We don’t decide and we don’t judge. But occasionally, homeowners seek our … Read more
Some days I get the feeling that while everyone else yakety-yacks for years about building or tearing down walls, we at Fix St Louis are the only ones who ever actually do something about them. Geez, talk about not being able to compete with the Chinese. They built a really GREAT wall more than 2,000 … Read more
It’s common to ask friends for referrals on any number of services – babysitters, dentists, people who mow lawns when you’re away. But do you ever wonder if these friends really KNOW if the handymen they refer are any good? Can you give your friends’ opinions on handymen the same weight as, for instance, the … Read more