Category: House and home
Remember that last post?
November 4th, 2008The one about the garage door? Yeah, er...forget all of that.
What I should do is oil the tracks every six months. That's reasonable. Tightening the chain, though? That's not something I should have to deal with.
I know this because that's what… more »
Because I keep forgetting...
October 29th, 2008Houses require a decent amount of routine maintenance. Meaning, the many, many components of a house need to be oiled, tightened, inspected, replaced, or otherwise tweaked every so often. "Every so often" being months, or, more pleasingly, years. Of cou… more »
Advice for homeowners
August 25th, 2008Or anyone doing repairs, really.
It's something that I've had to learn multiple times before it finally sank in: Do not screw around with the annoying crap that you can replace easily, just because the annoying crap is there, and a trip to the hardw… more »