Ask the Builder: Do You Have the Tools and Skills to Do Basic Repairs?

Having the right tools is more important than having strong hands.
Ask the Builder: Do You Have the Tools and Skills to Do Basic Repairs?
These inexpensive tools can save you thousands of dollars over time. Tim Carter/Tribune Content Agency/TNS
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I’ve been helping several single women for the past few years. One has been featured in this column at least once in the past year. I’m pleased to report that she’s gaining confidence and tackling projects on her own now. My late father-in-law’s saying rings true: “Nothing builds success like success.”

I think you’ll enjoy a recap of an encounter I had with this woman about three years ago. She purchased a bidet toilet seat and thought she’d try to install it herself. All she had to do was loosen the nut on the shutoff valve under the toilet that connects to the flexible supply hose. She struggled to do this for two hours with no success.

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Tim Carter is the founder of AsktheBuilder.com. He's an amateur radio operator and enjoys sending Morse code sitting at an actual telegrapher's desk. Carter lives in central New Hampshire with his wife, Kathy, and their dog, Willow. Subscribe to his FREE newsletter at AsktheBuilder.com. He now does livestreaming video M-F at 4 PM Eastern Time at youtube.com/askthebuilder. (C)2022 Tim Carter. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.