About Fix My Home Tips
Trusted, tested DIY home repair guides written by people who actually do the work.
Our Mission
Fix My Home Tips exists to solve one specific frustration: most home repair information online is either dumbed-down to the point of uselessness, locked behind a tradesperson's paywall, or buried in 40-minute YouTube videos with five minutes of actual instruction. We publish clear, accurate, step-by-step DIY guides that respect your time and your intelligence.
Every guide on this site is designed to do one thing: get you from broken to fixed, in the shortest path possible, with the right tools and the right safety warnings, without unnecessary fluff or affiliate-product spam.
Our Editorial Process
Every article on Fix My Home Tips goes through a four-step process before publication:
We research the repair, including manufacturer instructions, building codes where relevant, and current best practices from licensed trades.
Where possible, we test each repair ourselves before publication. We never publish a method we have not seen work.
Every guide is reviewed for safety. We are explicit about which jobs are DIY-safe and which legally or practically require a licensed professional.
A final pass strips jargon and confirms every step is something a beginner can actually follow without a glossary.
What We Cover
Fix My Home Tips focuses on the household repairs that come up most often in real homes: plumbing fixes (leaking faucets, running toilets, blocked drains, water heaters), doors and windows (sticky doors, broken handles, drafty windows, failed seals), floors and walls (cracked tiles, holes in drywall, loose floorboards, damp and mould), and general repairs (electrical safety, gutters, decking, outdoor steps). For each repair, we explain not just how to do it, but when to stop and call a professional.
Our Standards
- Accuracy: If we recommend a part, technique, or tool, it is because we believe it is the right choice, not because we are being paid to promote it.
- Safety first: We do not publish instructions for tasks that should legally require a licensed electrician, gas-safe engineer, or structural professional. We tell you to call one.
- Independence: Our product recommendations are based on what we believe is best value at each price point, not on the highest commission.
- Transparency: We use affiliate links where they help fund the site, and we always disclose this openly on every product article.
How We Are Funded
Fix My Home Tips is a small, independent publication. We are funded through two transparent sources: affiliate commissions when readers buy products we recommend (at no extra cost to them), and display advertising on the site. We do not accept paid placements, sponsored reviews, or pay-to-play recommendations. A product's position on our roundups is decided by our editorial team alone.
Found an Error?
If you spot a factual error, an outdated price, a product that no longer exists, or a safety concern with any of our advice, please tell us. We update articles when we get it wrong. Email us at fixmyhometips@gmail.com and we will respond within 48 hours.
✓ Independently Reviewed Content
Every guide on Fix My Home Tips is written, reviewed, and fact-checked before publication. Last site-wide content audit: June 2026.
What We Cover
FixMyHomeTips publishes practical repair guides across four core areas of the home. On the plumbing side, our most-read guides include how to fix a running toilet, how to fix a leaky faucet, and the emergency guide for how to fix a burst pipe. For doors and windows, popular reads include how to fix a squeaky door, how to fix a broken window latch, and how to fix a stuck window.
On floors and walls, readers come to us for guides such as how to fix a squeaky floorboard, how to patch a hole in the ceiling, and how to fix peeling paint without repainting the whole wall. And under general home repair we publish broader homeowner essentials, from how to fix a sagging gutter to how to fix a loose cabinet door hinge.
Every guide we publish follows the same approach: identify the real cause first, give the homeowner the exact tools and steps needed, and be honest about when a professional should be called instead. We believe DIY repair should empower homeowners, not get them in over their heads.
How Fix My Home Tips makes money
Fix My Home Tips may earn a small commission when readers buy through affiliate links, including Amazon links. This does not change the price for the reader and does not decide what our repair advice says. We write the repair first, then include tools or parts only when they support the job.
We do not accept payment to recommend unsafe shortcuts, unnecessary replacements or products that do not match the repair. If a problem is better handled by a licensed plumber, electrician, roofer or structural professional, our guide should say so clearly.
Corrections and reader feedback
Home repair details matter. If a reader, professional or manufacturer spots a factual issue, unclear step, outdated product reference or broken link, we review it and update the article when appropriate. Corrections can be sent through our contact page.