Aging in Place: Small Repairs That Make Homes Safer for Seniors
Let’s face it—getting older has its perks (wisdom, senior discounts, the freedom to say exactly…
The Top 5 Most Overlooked Home Repairs (And Why You Shouldn’t Skip Them)
Let’s be real—some home repairs get all the attention. A burst pipe? Emergency status. A…
How to Childproof Your Home with Small Repairs You Might Not Have Considered
Parents know: babies and toddlers are like tiny, adorable wrecking balls. One minute they’re giggling,…
What to do when you realize your house has been bugged
OK, so maybe that fly got in when a door was opened, or it was…
The Secret to a Stress-Free Home: Small Repairs That Improve Daily Life
Let’s face it – your home should be your sanctuary, not a source of daily…
Why Ignoring Small Repairs Can Cost You Big: The Hidden Dangers of Tiny Home Issues
We’ve all been there—that tiny drip from the faucet that almost sounds like a lullaby…
Why Renters Need Small Repairs Too (And How Fix St. Louis Helps Landlords & Tenants)
Let’s paint a picture: You’re a tenant living your best life in a rental, until……
Tornadoes: Is it so crazy to think a theater room should be your next home improvement?
Well, THAT was pretty scary, but at least it wasn’t like what happened in Joplin…
Actually, your home could use MORE processed, artificial, and petroleum-based products
Suddenly there’s all this news that we need to remove everything from our foods that…
Prepare for the Remaining 5 Plagues: After locusts, ice, floods, tornadoes & stink bugs
After months of scrambling, fixing everything that’s gone wrong in your homes, your humble correspondent…
Finally! Answers, my friend, to what’s blowing in the wind
If you’ve been puzzled for decades by what Bob Dylan meant by “answers” to his…
Dear Elon, Here’s the 5 things we did last week
Dear Elon, I’m not certain you’ll be sending Fix St Louis that request for 5…
Kiss Your Toilet Plunger Goodbye! The “Super Bowl” is Coming to St Louis!
Yeah, I know all of you are now thinking about the Super Bowl. But as…
Claim Your Presidential Medal of Freedom, But Act Soon!
Have you noticed they’re suddenly giving away a whole lot of these “Presidential Medals of…
Drone-Proof Your House
Look, I’m just your humble correspondent who fixes things that break. While that might not…
The most memorable FIXmas gifts, for better or worse
Is it now safe for your humble correspondent to pull his head out from the…
Fix the post-election tension at Thanksgiving dinner
Your humble correspondent read this week that nearly a quarter of Americans are considering skipping…
New ban on political photo ops at Fix St Louis jobs
Maybe it’s just me, your humble correspondent, but I’m sensing an escalating and disturbing trend…
Can your house stare a hurricane in the eye?
We’ve all had to come to peace with the fact that we don’t live anywhere…
What stranded astronauts are teaching us about home repairs
How could this happen? Our country, arguably the greatest nation on Earth for all time,…
How to keep bugs on the other side of your screens, if that’s what you want
Last week, your humble correspondent just noticed something, and I might once again be the…
What the World Needs Now are Olympic Games Featuring Skills That Matter
Not to take anything away from the achievements of Olympic athletes…but seriously, who came up…
When is it time to step down as DIYer-in-Chief?
Our times are changing so fast, you can’t count on everyone to agree with common…
Cool that room that’s a hot-mess, without messing with your central AC system
Sometimes I imagine what it would be like to be a college professor, who had…
Living with Tornadoes in a Post-Wizard of Oz World
Those of us living in St Louis have a more nuanced view of tornadoes than…
They’ve set-up camp on your lawn, refuse to leave, and chant all night. What now?
These days I’m getting a lot of questions about cicadas. Like, what harm can they…
How old is considered “old” … for a house?
A few days ago, the news ran a story about a study that asked people…
You may need help to get out of your OWN “Stormy” problems
Your humble correspondent has noticed a disturbing trend, and I wonder if it’s just me….
Here Comes the Sun and I Say, It’s Alright (most of the time)
The lyrics to the Beatles song “Here Comes the Sun” never feel quite right to…
Is Google Gemini AI Erasing OUR People, too?
This week, your humble correspondent learned something strange happens when you search Google for pictures of historical…