The Best Home Repair Hacks from Your Local Repairman

Caulk Edge

If you need to get the perfect edge to updated caulk, you should seriously grab a roll of painter's tape. It won't damage your walls, and it will be perfect for making a clean line. For the perfectionist in all of us, this invention is a must-have. 

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The More You Know

  • A baby can cost new parents 750 hours of sleep in their first year.
  • You can survive being in outer space without permanent damage for about half a minute.
  • Have a little paint left in that can, but not enough to warrant keeping that whole huge container around? Just pour it into a washed and dried baby food jar and keep it tightly sealed for touch-ups.
  • When Boris Yeltsin met President Clinton in 1995, his first question was "Do you think O.J. did it?"
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