Jennifer Sheahan: A beginner’s guide to basic home maintenance

Houses should come with a manual for all the little, and big, things that can go wrong. Consider this a beginner’s guide, by Jennifer Sheahan
Jennifer Sheahan: A beginner’s guide to basic home maintenance

Here are some home maintenance basics everyone should know - some of which I learned the hard way. File picture: iStock

BUYING a home is a wild process. You go view a house, potentially view it a second time, and then you hand over your entire life savings and hope it all works out. 

OK, you might get a survey done, you may speak to some neighbours, but honestly I’ve spent more time trying on certain items of clothing before committing to a purchase than I did viewing my house before I bought it. 

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