The Workshop
Straight talk about home maintenance, repairs, and keeping your St. Louis home in shape.
Swapping a light fixture for a ceiling fan in Ballwin? Old electrical boxes weren't built for the job. Here's what we check first — and why it doesn't take an electrician.
Most ceiling fan questions aren't really about the fan — they're about whether the box can handle one. Here's what actually drives the cost and the timeline.
Small deck problems don't stay small. Here's what we check on every deck call — from the ledger board to the railing posts — before it becomes a structural repair.
A lot of our drywall calls aren't the original hole — they're the patch someone already tried. Here's why DIY patches fail and what actually fixes them.
Most calls we get aren't for one thing — they're a list. Here's why batching your Ballwin honey-do list into one visit beats five separate appointments.
A crooked mount, a bracket pulling out of drywall, cables hanging in full view — all three come down to the same root cause: not anchoring into what's actually holding weight.
Buyer's inspection reports kill more deals — and shave more dollars off final sale prices — than almost anything else in the closing process. A two-weekend punch list before you list can save you thousands at the negotiation table.
It's not always the leaves. Overflowing gutters in spring usually point to one of four specific problems — and only one of them is solved by cleaning. Here's how to diagnose yours before water finds your foundation.
A storm just blew through. There's a tarp's worth of shingles in the yard, a tree limb is sitting on your gutter, and water is coming in somewhere. Here's the order of operations for the next 48 hours.
That dripping faucet isn't just annoying — it's expensive. Here's what happens when small repairs turn into big ones, with real numbers from the St. Louis market.
Your deck survived another Missouri winter. Now the question: does it need a fresh coat of stain, some targeted repairs, or is it time to tear it down and start over? Here's how to decide.
I'm a handyman telling you not to call a handyman for everything. Some jobs you can handle. Some you shouldn't touch. Here's how to tell the difference.
Your house talks to you through its electrical system. Flickering lights, buzzing outlets, and breakers that won't stay on are all warnings. Here's what they mean.
Missouri throws everything at your house — ice storms, 100-degree heat, tornado-force winds. Here are the 10 maintenance tasks most St. Louis homeowners skip until it's too late.
You just bought a house. Congratulations — now here's the stuff nobody told you about at closing. A practical move-in checklist from someone who's seen what happens when it gets skipped.
Wentzville, O'Fallon, St. Peters — St. Charles County keeps growing. Here's why that matters for your home's value and what smart homeowners are doing about it.
Missouri summers don't mess around. Triple-digit heat indexes, afternoon storms that drop an inch of rain in 20 minutes, and humidity that makes your house sweat. Here's how to get ready.
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