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Carrying Out Home Repairs Without Falling Into Debt

22nd July 2018 by shoestringjane@outlook.com Leave a Comment

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When it comes to looking after our homes, we tend to focus all of our efforts on interior design, cleaning, and tidying. However, we should really dedicate a whole lot more effort to home repairs. Now, these tend to slip to the wayside. Why? Well, many faults establish themselves slowly and end up getting ignored or swept under the carpet. But small issues can have a long lasting detrimental effect on your home’s quality and safety or simply create an irritating living situation that you have to face every day. The thing to bear in mind is that these can develop and begin to spiral out of control.

Then there are the big repairs that demand immediate attention from the outset. Perhaps a broken pipe means that your kitchen is entirely flooded, a broken window is leaving your living room draughty and insecure, or a broken lock means that you can’t leave your home. Regardless of the types of repairs that your home may need, they’re likely to come at a considerable financial cost. So, how can you manage them responsibly without falling into serious debt? Here are a couple of ideas to help you out!

Raising Funds

When it comes to significant repairs, you have no choice but to call the professionals in. Certain issues require years of training and experience to tackle effectively. So how can you raise the funds without using a credit card or taking out a new loan? Well, you can always consider responsible equity release. This allows you to derive funds from the value of your property without having to give your property up or take out a new financial arrangement with personal lenders. You can then use these funds to complete the tasks at hand and everything will be back up and running in next to no time!

DIY

For smaller repairs, you can always try out a little DIY. There are many home repairs that are a whole lot less complicated than you’d initially imagine and with the right tools and knowledge, you could fix things up yourself, no problem! Take a look at some of the Youtube tutorials out there. Whatever the minor repair, there’s likely to be a video that will show you exactly how to put wrongs to rights with a step by step guide that can be paused and rewound as and when you need. Remember to keep whatever tools you use for your projects, as they may be put to good use with other repairs that may appear down the line.

These are just two different ways to carry out necessary home repairs without falling into debt. All you need to do is assess the scale of the work that needs to be done and apply the best solution to suit your needs! As a final note: remember to never tackle anything unless you’re completely confident and are assured that it is safe for you to do so. If in doubt, call a professional!

 

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