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[nikidmaclay]

I've posted this before, but this is an important reminder as we enter the holiday season. Did you know the day after Thanksgiving is often the busiest day of the year for plumbing service calls? Your kitchen and the restrooms are getting a workout from increased meal prep and extra guests. A friendly reminder, mind what goes down the drain so you're not paying a plumbing bill at holiday weekend rates. $$$$$

Even if you don't have a septic system, these items will also clog a city sewer system. That may not be your personal responsibility to maintain, but it will still affect you and your community.

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[nikidmaclay]

Being a homeowner can be tough sometimes. Things break, need maintenance, and sometimes you'll have a project on your to-do list that can be done much cheaper if you just do it yourself. Homeowners DIY stuff all the time and in the process they do things that they can live with. Maybe that tile job isn't perfect, the sheetrock isn't exactly smooth, or a plumbing repair isn't up to code but "it works".

When you get ready to sell your home you have to consider what other people are willing to live with. If projects aren't up to code, they're not professionally finished, they were done without a required permit, or you can't produce documentation that they were done right, that DIY may become a liability. Buyers who are willing to overlook these things also tend to be buyers who are looking for a discount in exchange for their flexibility. That money-saving DIY project could cost you in the end.

If you're considering a project, take those long term consequences into consideration and protect your investment. You're home is probably the most expensive asset you own. It's worth protecting.