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Have you had home repair issues during stay-at-home?

DaveNW said:
Neighbors two doors down from me had a tree cutting service at their place today, removing a huge dead tree from their yard. I guess "essential" also includes not having a dead tree fall on your house. :shrug:

Dave
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Yes....my neighbour is an arborist with a handful of employees and 3/4 trucks and his business has been declared an essential service. He says he has been as busy as ever.
 
No issues, but repairs/updates are actually happening at my house lately! An exhaust fan for my laundry & pantry was installed. Purchased it in 2015!! Lights are being installed in the back bay of our garage. After the lights are installed will be blowing in insulation to make the in-floor heat more efficient. 120 bales of insulation is taking up some space in the garage for the last few weeks. An HDMI cable connecting two TV's in the basement was run through the ceiling (required cutting a couple access holes in the dry walled ceiling and patching.) I have a few more projects that I'd like to get done that we haven't started yet.
 
We haven’t. But a neighbor ran out of propane and could not start her gas fireplace. She called a local company and they took care of it.
 
No issues at my house so far this month except the ones I seem to be making out of boredom. I decided to trim the arbs and after trimming realized that they were too big and the retaining wall should be modified to add more room for a walkway between our house and the neighbors. This should keep me busy for a while.

Go figure. The chain saw stopped working when there was about 4 arbs left to cut. Today I get to work on the saw. Its raining. The one nice thing about the arbs being gone is I can see my cool yard art.

Bill
 
Our oven died, i have ordered a new one, but not sure when it will be delivered and installed.

I have been doing lots of gardening, and smaller home repairs. We are in process of getting bids to reface our fireplace and install new flooring when the SIP started. We have that project on hold for now.
 
We've continued with our pool service and exterminator. We also have continued to pay our housekeeper though we can't have them here now. There is a handyman my husband thinks highly of. So much so that he's helped get him jobs in the neighborhood before and during the this time. He did some tree trimming for us a week ago. My husband can't sit still so he's been across the street at the theater (alone) cleaning and re-organizing the set department and repainting repainting several doors there. I keep reminding him that we have a garden house where he stores his tools that needs cleaning out but no luck so far. The dryer at our rental house went out. Hubby tried to fix it but a special part had to be ordered and finally a service man finished it up.
 
PM this morning on our AC unit, getting ready for the hot & humid summer months in VA.
 
clifffaith said:
Panina and Passepartout have mentioned health issues that have come up when everyone is supposed to stay in. What about home repairs? So far we have had a 17 year old microwave/vent hood combo that has heated its last leftovers as of yesterday, although it still seems to suck up fumes from the cook top, and a cell phone that is only 18 months old has stopped working. Phone is probably considered essential, but our favorite T-Mobile store is closed so we'll wait. I dragged the small freestanding microwave in from our casita, so that will tide us over until Pacific Sales opens back up. There goes the stimulus check, if it ever gets here!
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It is a real PITA heating in the small microwave. Took three defrost cycles of 1 minute each to defrost burger buns yesterday. Today I had a plate of tortilla chips with shredded cheese in my hand and caught myself reaching for the defunct micro/hood combo. Went ahead and stuck my plate in there anyway and the cheese melted! Going to need to replace it anyway because the blower goes on as soon as you open the door instead of waiting until you start cooking. The current appliance is 36" wide which doesn't seem to exist while doing internet searches, so we do need to get Pacific Sales involved in person when we can go out again. Don't want to wait until the very end of house selling preparations, but if the old machine cooperates for a while we'll probably put it off.
 
clifffaith said:
It is a real PITA heating in the small microwave. Took three defrost cycles of 1 minute each to defrost burger buns yesterday. Today I had a plate of tortilla chips with shredded cheese in my hand and caught myself reaching for the defunct micro/hood combo. Went ahead and stuck my plate in there anyway and the cheese melted! Going to need to replace it anyway because the blower goes on as soon as you open the door instead of waiting until you start cooking. The current appliance is 36" wide which doesn't seem to exist while doing internet searches, so we do need to get Pacific Sales involved in person when we can go out again. Don't want to wait until the very end of house selling preparations, but if the old machine cooperates for a while we'll probably put it off.
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We had our GE fixed recently for a similar problem. It cost $100. I would at least have someone look at it before you buy a new one.
 
klpca said:
We had our GE fixed recently for a similar problem. It cost $100. I would at least have someone look at it before you buy a new one.
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So of course tge micro doesn't work during dinner prep! We have erred in the past, $400 to fix the springs on the Bosch dishwasher we inherited in this house, had to replace at Christmas two years later, had the guy replace the motor in the downstairs clothes washer for $350, only to have it not spinning again a few months later after it was used once or twice. So knowing the micro/vent is 17 years old I'm loathe to try to fix it. However since it did come back on for me at lunch it is something to consider. Will ask for a referral on Nextdoor.
 
clifffaith said:
So of course tge micro doesn't work during dinner prep! We have erred in the past, $400 to fix the springs on the Bosch dishwasher we inherited in this house, had to replace at Christmas two years later, had the guy replace the motor in the downstairs clothes washer for $350, only to have it not spinning again a few months later after it was used once or twice. So knowing the micro/vent is 17 years old I'm loathe to try to fix it. However since it did come back on for me at lunch it is something to consider. Will ask for a referral on Nextdoor.
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I'll ask my husband what part it was. It took the guy literally 5 minutes to repair. As I recall sometimes the fan wouldn't turn off, and other times it wouldn't turn on. Eventually it died completely. Like you, the sizing on the new units has changed slightly so a new one was not going to fit. Fixing it was the easier option.

@clifffaith my husband couldn't remember the name of the part, but he said that it was a switch in the handle. I remembering the repairman saying that it was so common that he would bring out a switch when he made the call since it almost always saved him from having to make a second trip. Our microwave is a 2007 vintage, iirc.
 
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No maintenance problem for us during SIP. Touch wood. We have the same problem as Faith, our 36-in wide GE Profile Microwave/cooker hood combo died on us a year ago. They don't make in that dimension anymore and we called a repair guy out to check it out. The first guy came replaced a fuse and left and it worked for 2 weeks and died again. It cost us $180. Since it had a 90-day warranty, another guy came out and said it was a contact issue and he could put a tape to hold it down and it might last for a while until we replace it. It died 4-5 months later and I went out to buy a large 1250 W Panasonic standalone microwave that we have been using since. We have several expensive house projects that we have done or going to do and replacing the built-in microwave is low priority and will drag it out for a couple of years.
 
VacationForever said:
No maintenance problem for us during SIP. Touch wood. We have the same problem as Faith, our 36-in wide GE Profile Microwave/cooker hood combo died on us a year ago. They don't make in that dimension anymore and we called a repair guy out to check it out. The first guy came replaced a fuse and left and it worked for 2 weeks and died again. It cost us $180. Since it had a 90-day warranty, another guy came out and said it was a contact issue and he could put a tape to hold it down and it might last for a while until we replace it. It died 4-5 months later and I went out to buy a large 1250 W Panasonic standalone microwave that we have been using since. We have several expensive house projects that we have done or going to do and replacing the built-in microwave is low priority and will drag it out for a couple of years.
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So I guess the hood doesn't have to match the size of the cook top? I spent some time online and the widest I could find was 30". Our space is 42", so there is already a couple inches on each side which looks "normal" to us with the 36" appliance. 30" is going to look weird and weenie to us, but hopefully "normal" to someone buying the house in a couple years.
 
clifffaith said:
So I guess the hood doesn't have to match the size of the cook top? I spent some time online and the widest I could find was 30". Our space is 42", so there is already a couple inches on each side which looks "normal" to us with the 36" appliance. 30" is going to look weird and weenie to us, but hopefully "normal" to someone buying the house in a couple years.
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GE sells side extenders for the micro so it can match up with the cooktop.
 
Just replace a light bulb in my 1/2 bathroom. It was only thirty (30) years old.
 
clifffaith said:
So I guess the hood doesn't have to match the size of the cook top? I spent some time online and the widest I could find was 30". Our space is 42", so there is already a couple inches on each side which looks "normal" to us with the 36" appliance. 30" is going to look weird and weenie to us, but hopefully "normal" to someone buying the house in a couple years.
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Yes I believe so where they don't match up. They sell 2 covers in both sides to cover up the space. I think I found 32 or 34 inches when I looked at it a year ago.
 
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clifffaith said:
So I guess the hood doesn't have to match the size of the cook top? I spent some time online and the widest I could find was 30". Our space is 42", so there is already a couple inches on each side which looks "normal" to us with the 36" appliance. 30" is going to look weird and weenie to us, but hopefully "normal" to someone buying the house in a couple years.
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When I built my house I bought a 36" cooktop, a 42" hood for a 48" space. So I have a gap on either side of the hood as well as the hood being larger than the cooktop. I think the hood is supposed to be slightly larger than the cooktop, but I could be wrong.
 
We had a few large trees that blew over that needed to be cut and removed this past winter. I was able to do that job the past 2 weeks (with my new battery operated chainsaw) that I got as a Christmas present from my wife.

Folks, this chainsaw is my new favorite toy, its quiet, surprisingly powerful, quick to start and stop, and no more smelly clothes. Perfect gift for someone who only needs a chainsaw for occasional usage.
 
clifffaith said:
So I guess the hood doesn't have to match the size of the cook top? I spent some time online and the widest I could find was 30". Our space is 42", so there is already a couple inches on each side which looks "normal" to us with the 36" appliance. 30" is going to look weird and weenie to us, but hopefully "normal" to someone buying the house in a couple years.
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Try "vent-a-hood" brand name, they make hoods for all sizes from 18" to 6 feet.
 
Bailey#1, a battery operated chainsaw very interesting.

Can you tell me the name and where you purchase it?
Needs to trim some branches, in some very tall pine trees.
 
SandyPGravel said:
When I built my house I bought a 36" cooktop, a 42" hood for a 48" space. So I have a gap on either side of the hood as well as the hood being larger than the cooktop. I think the hood is supposed to be slightly larger than the cooktop, but I could be wrong.
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Yes, I'd think there would be code to run afoul of if the hood wasn't wide enough to span our six burners.
 
Yes, definite repair issues. Some I have handled, some I have mitigated for later, some I put up with, some I am just not sure what I can do. My house is 40s, things will go wrong. Just developed a leak in a skylight. Pretty sure I can get that handled for less than $300, no contact. Hopefully they will survey the roof while up there as we have had some very serious storms lately. Just need warm weather to be ok with a temporary hole in the roof. I should be able to get a tarp over it tomorrow, been rooting around in the garage looking for one without holes. That's not going so well. I might take the old shower curtain liner for the job as I think I have a new cheap one around here. Not keen on getting onto the roof, but, even less keen on letting a water damage issue wait. I will wait for the rain to stop as slippery ladder and roof are no-go for me. Tarping it at least buys me time, as I'm pretty sure this is not a repair I can or would do myself.
 
clifffaith said:
Yes, I'd think there would be code to run afoul of if the hood wasn't wide enough to span our six burners.
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When you sell I would just put a nice vent hood in. It will look great and not cost so much. Let the buyers decide what to do about the microwave.
 
pedro47 said:
PM this morning on our AC unit, getting ready for the hot & humid summer months in VA.
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I lost one of my HVAC zones over a month ago, could be 2 by now. I thought warm weather was coming, that I could slide to late fall. I was wrong, many mornings below 30 still. I am nearly out of firewood for my wood stove, but can probably forage for "good enough" to get me to warm weather.
 
pedro47 said:
Bailey#1, a battery operated chainsaw very interesting.

Can you tell me the name and where you purchase it?
Needs to trim some branches, in some very tall pine trees.
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The chainsaw is a Makita model xcu03z it is a 14" model it came with the batteries, charger, and a grinder, cost was around 379.00. Went thru Amazon.
I was surprised how much power and how long the charge lasted. Best thing about it is no more gas and 2cc oil, and starts up by pressing a button.
 
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