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25% of DIY Home Projects End Up Needing a Professional Anyway, Angi Survey Finds
Twenty-five percent of homeowners who attempt a DIY home project end up hiring a professional to fix or finish it anyway, paying an average of $862 in additional fees on […]
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80% of Homeowners Plan DIY Repairs in 2026, But Only 34% Feel Confident Doing It
More than 80% of homeowners intend to take on DIY maintenance in 2026, but only 34% say they can complete basic DIY projects with any real confidence, according to Hippo […]
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71% of Homeowners Skip HVAC Servicing, and ENERGY STAR Calls It the Top Cause of System Failure
Seventy-one percent of homeowners failed to prioritize HVAC servicing over the past year, according to Hippo Insurance’s 2026 Housepower Report, making it one of the two most commonly neglected maintenance […]
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17% of DIYers Regretted Installing Under-Cabinet Lighting More Than Any Other Project, Survey Finds
Seventeen percent of DIYers who installed their own under-cabinet lighting said the project didn’t work out in their favor, the highest negative-outcome rate of any home project tracked in a […]
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75% of Homeowners Skip Inspecting These Water-Prone Seals, and It’s the Neglect That Costs the Most
Seventy-five percent of homeowners overlooked inspecting seals in areas prone to water damage last year, tubs, windows, and roof flashing among them, according to Hippo Insurance’s 2026 Housepower Report. It’s […]
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The Caulk Job That Peels in 6 Months (and the One That Doesn’t)
Most bathroom caulk doesn’t fail because of bad luck or shaky hands. It fails because the person applying it skipped a step that doesn’t feel important at the time: pulling […]
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How to Patch a Drywall Hole So It Actually Disappears, Not Just Covers Up
Most drywall patches fail for one of two reasons that have nothing to do with the hole itself. Either the joint compound went on in one thick blob instead of […]
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The 120-Degree Rule Most Water Heaters Ignore — And Why It’s Both Safer and Cheaper
Most gas and electric water heaters leave the factory set to 140°F, a number Mass Save’s fall energy-efficiency checklist singles out as the single easiest fix on a homeowner’s fall […]
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A Clogged Dryer Vent Is Behind a Third of All Dryer Fires — Here’s a 10-Minute Fix
Failure to clean the dryer is the single biggest factor behind clothes dryer fires, contributing to 34 percent of the roughly 2,900 residential dryer fires reported to U.S. fire departments […]
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Homeowners Are Doing Less DIY Than They Used To — Here’s Exactly What They’re Handing Off Now
Just 52% of home improvement projects were completed entirely DIY in 2025, down from 57% the year before, according to the Home Improvement Research Institute’s 2025 Homeowner Project Activity Tracker, […]