Who Needs Home Repairs?

Who Needs Home Repairs?

The answer to this question is anyone that has a home; of course this is the answer. But the other question is why? The simple answer is to save you money. Okay, how can paying for repairs save me money? The answer to that is easy. By having repairs done when needed can save you from having much more expensive repairs down the road. For example a leaking hose-bib repair normally would be under one hundred dollars, but what can happen if this repair is deferred? A moderately leaking hose-bib will let water run down beside the foundation and if remediation is not preformed in a timely fashion, serious foundation problems can occur. Foundation repairs can cost two to twenty thousand dollars, no I am not kidding. In fact most of the major foundation problems I have found could have been avoided with low cost repairs. Another example is a minor roof or flashing repair. A minor roof or flashing repair is normally between two and four hundred dollars, but the damage that a leak can cost could easily be thousands of dollars. Another example is higher utility bills from the lack of simple repairs, such as worn weather stripping, bad caulk, dripping faucets, and toilets that run when not in use.

The bottom line is keeping your home in good repair will save you money.



"Call Your Handyman and Take a Kid Fishing"