Home Maintenance Books
NextDay Inspect clients can add two practical home maintenance books after their inspection, a handy reference set for the years ahead.
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A closer look. Better decisions.
Field notes and practical answers for homebuyers, homeowners, sellers, and property professionals across the DC region.
Should You Fix Your House Up or Sell Now?
Ready to move on from your house? How to read the local market and use an inspector's insight before choosing to remodel or sell as-is.
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Restore Your Plastic Laminate Countertop
Worn laminate countertops can often be repaired, refinished or re-covered. The options for each level of damage before full replacement.
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Candles, Yes…Soot, No
Those ghostly smudges on walls and ceilings often come from candles. Why soot forms, how it stains, and ways to burn candles cleaner.
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Clothes Washer Filling Slowly
When wash cycles drag on, low water flow is the usual suspect. How to check the inlet screens, hoses and valves to speed the fill back up.
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Foundation Problems? Check Your Gutters
Clogged gutters and short downspouts push roof water straight at the foundation. Maintenance that keeps runoff moving away from the house.
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Remove Oil Stains from Your Driveway
A degreasing cleaner, hot water and a stiff brush will lift most driveway oil stains. The full method, plus how sunlight evens out the finish.
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Squeaking Floor? Try This Fix Down Under
Floorboards squeak where wood rubs against a loose fastener or joist. Shims, adhesive and refastening methods that end the noise at its source.
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That Leaky Garden Hose
Most leaky garden hoses are worth saving. Swap the washer, splice out the damage or fit new connectors instead of buying a replacement.
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Knock Knock…It’s Your Plumbing
That knock in the walls when the washer fills is water hammer. What causes the banging and the fixes that quiet your pipes for good.
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An Easy Fix for Rust Stains on Clothing
Rust marks on clothes will not survive a bottle of Whink. The application steps and precautions for getting fabric back to clean.
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How to Paint Over Dark Paneling
Dark paneling can make a room feel like a cave. Prep, primer and paint steps that brighten the walls without tearing anything out.
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