Repair tools that anyone can use around the house

Clogged drains are a pain. All that loose hair and dirt has to go somewhere, and many of us have had to pay out hundreds of dollars to pay for a plumber to come and save our pipes.

If you find yourself with a clogged drain and have some wide zip ties, you might be in luck. All you need to do is link them together and use wire cutters to snip some barbs into them. Then, feed the ties into the drain and remove that clog with ease.

Whether you like tinkering with your car or you tried to take matters into your own hands and refill your oil, it might not be long before that bottle slips out of your hands, and you’re left with a huge oil stain in your driveway or garage.

To get it up, cover the entire stain with a scoop or two of cat litter. Let it sit for 15 minutes before crushing it up. Finally, pour over some detergent, scrub it with a stiff brush, and rinse away with clean water.

It turns out that tape is more helpful than we ever realized when it comes to repairs and renovations in our homes. Perhaps you have some screws ready to hand your shelves of pictures? Sometimes, we need to predrill a hole in the wall.

However, it can be tough to know how deep to make the hole. Simply measure the screw against the tip of your drill before using a piece of tape to mark the exact depth that you need to go. This way, you’ll easily know when to stop drilling.

You might be about to upgrade your tools and make your friends jealous with one super easy addition. So what do you need to become the next DIY superstar? A magnet and some glue. Yes, it’s that easy.

Glue a small magnet to the bottom of the handle on your hammer. Once it’s dried, you have somewhere to keep your nails while you work without having to reach into boxes or wondering where you put them every time.

Some repair jobs around the home mean that we need to add a fresh coat of paint over the top. While it can be great to stand back and look at your handiwork, cleaning up can be a pain that puts many of us off painting.

All you need to do is line your painting tray with foil before you pour in the paint. When you are done painting, all you have to do is to carefully remove the foil to reveal your clean tray lying underneath.

A great way to save your paint pot from getting covered in a mess is to add a simple rubber band. You just need to make sure that it’s large enough that it can stretch all the way around the length of your can.

Once you have removed the lid, stretch the band over the top. Now, you have an easy way to remove the paint from your paintbrush without dirtying up the edges of your tin. This should also help get the lid back on and take it off easier thanks to no extra paint.

Noisy pipes can be more than just an inconvenience. They can also be enough to wake us up at night and stop us from using certain appliances just to try and keep things quiet. Thankfully, there is a way that could prevent them from banging.

To start, turn off your water by the main valve – usually found near your water meter. Then, run every tap in your house on the cold setting. Once the water has emptied from the pipes, turn the taps off and turn your main water back on.

Did you know that you might be able to unclog the toilet with dish soap and hot water? Pour a generous amount of soap into the bowl and let it sit for around 20 minutes. Then, pour in plenty of hot water and leave it once more.

The soap combined with the water should be enough to help the clog free itself and get your pipes flowing once again. If you still have no luck, a second go around with the dish soap and water could be all it takes to get things moving.

Did you recently move into a new home, or want to spruce up your old one? Then congratulations, you’re about face a whole lot of agony. There are a lot of moving parts to moving, but one of the often-overlooked ones just so happens to also be one of the most annoying.

You’ve unpacked everything, arranged the furniture, everything’s hunky dory…until you realize you need to rehang all of your framed photos and – if you’re classy – paintings. If you have more than a couple, though, you have no idea how the wall will look like once you’re done. No problem – just create a mock-up using newspapers cut to the exact size of the frames, and plan ahead like the pros.

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