Maintenance Hacks for Your Home

Delta Media Group

Try one of our quick tips to save money and time!

1. Fasten a Tennis Ball to your Mop Handles
   Never get on your hands and knees again to scrub scuff marks off your floor. Simply attach a fuzzy tennis ball to the end of your mop handle, and whenever you find a difficult scuff, flip the mop over and use the tennis ball to buff the mark from the floor.Bonus Hack: Keeping a couple of tennis balls in your swimming pool helps remove the oils, lotions, and sunscreens from the water.
2. Plunge the Clogs from the Drains
   The next time your bathtub or sink drain backs up, don’t reach for a bottle of expensive chemical drain cleaner. Grab your toilet plunger instead. Fill the basin with a few inches of water, use a bit of cloth to cover the overfill hole, and use the plunger over the drain. More often than the clog loosens after just a few plunges.
3. Easy Spackle
   If your drywall cracks, make your own spackling compound by mixing a small amount of baking soda with glue.
4. Loosen Stubborn Nails
   Whenever you engage in a home improvement project, there always seems to be that one nail that refuses to come out. A homeowner’s trick that frequently works involves using a hairdryer to warm the nail, causing it to expand, creating a larger hole so that after the nail cools and returns to normal size, you can easily remove it.
5. Repair Windows
   If you have a small hole or crack in your windows, fill the space with clear nail polish. It prevents the hole/crack from spreading when the temps drop below freezing.
6. Caulking Made Easy
   Caulking isn’t always a favorite home maintenance chore. Many struggle to keep the tip of the caulk gun straight, or they find that they get caulk everywhere but the spot they want it at. Rather than having a professional come into handle routine caulking for you, stock up on painter’s tape. Simply place a strip of painter’s tape above and below the area you need to be caulked. Caulk the area and peel the tape away while the caulk is still wet. All the mess goes on the tape.
7. Fix Holes in Drywall
   Don’t worry if you get a small hole in your drywall. Fixing it is easy. Home improvement experts will tell you that you’ll need to invest in paper tape or mesh. However, those with strong home maintenance skills know that all they really need is a small makeup brush to spackle their walls. Use the brush to fill the hole with spackle and sandpaper to sand down the spackle.

Take the Elbow Grease Out of Shower Cleaning
Rather than scrub by hand, easily clean your shower by fastening a foam ball to your cordless drill attachment. It’ll have your shower gleaming in no time.