Things worth knowing
Most of what goes wrong in a house gives you warning. These are the things we find ourselves telling customers over and over, written down so you do not have to pay anyone to hear them.
- The door that sticks in monsoon, and why you should not plane itWood swells when the air is wet and shrinks when it dries. Plane a sticking door in August and you have bought yourself a draught in January.Read it
- Five minutes a month that keeps a washing machine aliveMost machines that die early were not broken. They were loaded wrong, never drained, and shut damp after every wash. None of this costs anything.Read it
- Getting your geyser through winterThe checks worth doing in November, what a gas smell near a geyser means, and how to tell a repair from a replacement before you spend the money.Read it
- What is actually in your water tankNobody opens the tank. Sediment settles, a film grows on the walls, and the first sign is usually a taste. What to look for, and what a real cleaning involves.Read it
- Why your solar panels stop paying for themselvesDust does not break a panel, it quietly takes a share of everything it makes. How to tell when yours need cleaning, and what never to do to them.Read it
- What to check before the first rainFifteen minutes in September saves a wall in July. The five things worth checking on an Islamabad house before the monsoon arrives properly.Read it
- When to service your AC before summerService it in March, not in June. Why the timing matters, what a proper service includes, and how to tell whether yours actually needs gas.Read it
- Five questions to ask before you let any technician into your homeAsk these before anybody arrives — including us. If the answers are vague, that tells you what you need to know before the work starts, not after.Read it
Why a repair company writes these
Half of what is below costs us work. Telling you to service the AC in March instead of June means you are not desperate when you call, which means you are not in a position to be overcharged. Telling you what to ask before letting a technician in is a test we have to keep passing.
We would rather be the people you already trust when something breaks than the people you found in a panic.
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