HOW TO DO FENCE REPAIR, ROOF REPAIR, FLOOR REPAIR

AND DRYWALL REPAIR IN CENTRAL OREGON

FENCE REPAIR, ROOF REPAIR, FLOOR REPAIR, DRYWALL REPAIR

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HOW TO DO FENCE REPAIR, ROOF REPAIR, FLOOR REPAIR AND DRYWALL REPAIR IN CENTRAL OREGON• WHEN YOU THINK OF A HANDYMAN, WHAT KIND OF REPAIRS COME TO MIND? THE MOST COMMON

REPAIRS FOR THE SUMMER TIME IN REDMOND, OR ARE FENCE REPAIR, ROOF REPAIR, FLOOR REPAIR AND DRYWALL REPAIR. THIS ARTICLES WILL EXPLORE THESE FOUR COMMON REPAIR JOBS AND SEE IF THEY CAN HELP YOU TACKLE THEM YOURSELF TO SAVE YOU MONEY BY NOT CALLING A HANDYMAN.• FENCE REPAIR IS THE EASIEST FIX BY YOURSELF IN CENTRAL OREGON. THE TYPICAL STYLE OF

FENCING AROUND CENTRAL OREGON IS SOLID BOARD FENCING THAT IS 5/8 IN. X 5-1/2 IN. X 6 FT IN DIAMETER. WESTERN RED CEDAR DOG-EAR FENCE PICKET IS THE MOST COMMON. THEY COST AROUND $2.50 A PIECE AND REPLACING THEM WITH A DRILL AND SCREWS DOESN’T NEED ANY EXPLANATION. IF THE FENCE IS BEYOND SINGLE BOARD REPAIR AND NEEDS CONCRETE POURED, THEN YOU DEFINITELY NEED A HANDYMAN. 2

HOW TO DO FENCE REPAIR, ROOF REPAIR, FLOOR REPAIR AND DRYWALL REPAIR IN CENTRAL OREGON• ROOF REPAIR IN REDMOND, OR CAN BE TRICKY. IT’S ALL ABOUT FINDING THE LEAKING SOURCE. IT STARTS WITH RIPPING OFF

THE SHINGLES AND POURING WATER ALL AROUND THE ROOF TO FIND THE LEAK. AFTER YOU FIND THE LEAK, WHICH IS TOUGH TO LOCATE. IT STARTS WITH STAINS. THE EASIEST WAY TO FIND STAINS ARE START WITH VENT BOOTS. COMPROMISES IN ROOFS USUALLY HAPPEN AROUND OPEN SOURCES. IF YOU CAN FIND IT THIS WAY, YOU CAN EASILY TEAR OFF THE SHINGLES AND REPLACE THEM WITH A NEW SET AROUND THE AREA, BUT MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW THE SAME PATTERN AS THE REST.

• FLOOR REPAIR IS EASIER THAN YOU THINK. THERE ARE FOUR TYPES OF FLOORING IN BEND, OR. CARPET, TILE, LAMINATE AND HARDWOOD. CARPET FIXES ARE EASY AND FUN. IF YOU HAVE A STAIN THAT YOU WANT TO GET RID OF AND CANNOT WITH CHEMICALS, YOU CAN USE THE CLEANER CARPET IN THE CLOSET. FIND A BOWL THAT IS A LITTLE LARGER THAN THE STAIN. PLACE IT ON THE CARPET IN THE CLOSET. TAKE A RAZOR BLADE AND CUT AROUND THE BOWL. DO THE SAME WITH THE STAIN AND REPLACE THE CLOSET ONE WITH THE STAINED ONE. LAMINATE FIXES ARE NOT AS EASY. YOU CAN USE COMMON GLUES TO REPAIR THEM, BUT IF THEY ARE OUT OF CONTROL, YOU WILL HAVE TO REMOVE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN AND REPLACE. MOST FLOORING COMPANIES LAMINATE NEW MATERIAL OVER THE OLD. HARDWOOD FLOOR REPAIRS REQUIRE SPARE PARTS. MOST HIRE A HANDYMAN TO DO THIS. 3

HOW TO DO FENCE REPAIR, ROOF REPAIR, FLOOR REPAIR AND DRYWALL REPAIR IN CENTRAL OREGON• DRYWALL REPAIR IS TRICKY IF YOU HAVE ORANGE PEEL PATTERNS. SMALL HOLES ARE EASY. PURCHASE

DRYWALL PASTE AND USE A FLAT KNIFE TO GLIDE THE PASTE OVER THE HOLE. IF YOU HAVE ORANGE PEEL PATTERN, YOU CAN PURCHASE A CAN OF ORANGE PEEL SPRAY. SPRAY A LITTLE OVER THE AFFECTED AREA. LET DRY THEN SAND IT DOWN (GENTLY). AFTER THAT, PAINT AND YOU ARE GOOD TO GO. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE SAME COLOR OF PAINT AS THE WALL. IF THE HOLE IS BIGGER AND THE PASTE CANNOT HOLD AROUND THE HOLE, YOU NEED SOMETHING TO FILL IN THE VOID. PURCHASE A PIECE OF DRYWALL AND FIND A BOWL THAT CAN FIT AROUND THE DAMAGED AREA.

• DRAW A CIRCLE AND CUT OUT THE REMAINDER OF THE CIRCLE. BE CAREFUL. USE THE SAME BOWL AND CUT OUT THE ROUND PIECE ON THE NEW DRYWALL PART YOU BOUGHT. NOW, YOU SHOULD HAVE A PERFECT CIRCLE THAT FITS INTO THE CIRCLE YOU MADE ON THE WALL. SPIN THE DRYWALL PIECE AROUND UNTIL IT LOOKS GOOD ENOUGH TO PUSH IN. USE A HAMMER AND LIGHTLY TAP THE DRYWALL PIECE INTO PLACE. IF NEEDED, SAND THE EDGES. YOU DON’T WANT THE REPLACEMENT PIECE LARGER THAN THE HOLE. JUST BE CAREFUL. ONCE YOU HAVE IT IN PLACE, USE THE PASTE FOR THE CUT EDGES. LET DRY, SAND AND PAINT. IF THE PIECE FALLS INWARD AND YOU NEED TO TO COME BACK TOWARDS YOU TO FIT, DRILL A SMALL HOLE IN THE CENTER OF THE DRYWALL CIRCLE. TAKE A PAPERCLIP AND STRAIGHTEN IT OUT. NOW MAKE AN L SHAPE WITH IT. PLACE THE PAPERCLIP INSIDE THE SMALL HOLE AND TURN IT SO THE CLIP GRABS THE BACKSIDE. NOW, SPIN IT AND PULL TOWARDS YOU UNTIL THE DESIRED EFFECT. 4

HOW TO DO FENCE REPAIR, ROOF REPAIR, FLOOR REPAIR AND DRYWALL REPAIR IN CENTRAL OREGON• IF YOU ARE GOING TO NEED FENCE REPAIR, ROOF REPAIR, FLOOR REPAIR

AND DRYWALL REPAIR IN SISTERS, OR THEN YOU WILL DEFINITELY NEED A HANDYMAN IF YOU ARE NOT SKILLED AT REPAIRS. CENTRAL OREGON HAS MANY CITIES THAT ARE CLOSE TOGETHER AND CENTRAL OREGON HANDYMAN CAN VENTURE OUT TO ALL OF THEM. GIVE US A CALL AND WE WILL BE GLAD TO HELP!• HTTP://WWW.CENTRALOREGONHANDYMAN.COM/FENCE-REPAIR-ROOF-REPAIR-

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HOW TO DO FENCE REPAIR, ROOF REPAIR, FLOOR REPAIR AND DRYWALL REPAIR IN CENTRAL OREGON

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