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This is something I am struggling with right now. Yes there are books and YouTube but many times I encounter problems that I don’t even know how to describe. (
by amerkhalid 3y ago
This is something I am struggling with right now.
Yes there are books and YouTube but many times I encounter problems that I don’t even know how to describe. (ChatGPT been helpful here though)
What I would really like is a sort of walkthrough with a real person. Someone who can show you what various hard to describe pipes, wires, things, knobs, are. Also walk you through regular maintenance.
There is a concept of pool school for new pool owners. We did that and it was really helpful. So a same concept for the whole house.
Home inspectors are probably the most qualified for this. Our home inspector gave a quick overview of some stuff after inspection but we probably need multiple sessions to cover various things in detail.
- 2rsf 3y agoIt is good to know the basics, but there is so much to learn and so much variation in how houses are built that a lot is taught simply from (painful) experience
- amerkhalid 3y agoAfter writing this comment, I was discussing this with my wife. One thing we realized that a lot of people learn these things through their parents who owned homes. But many people are "first generation" homeowners. I was thinking of building a "Uber" for virtual consultation/education for these kind of questions with a handyman. Thought about calling it something call-a-dad.com. My wife pointed out there are a lot TikTok accounts about home maintenance where they also do private consultations.
- 2rsf 3y agoSweden have a Rent-A-Husband just for that
- helij 3y agoSomehow related. I asked the question about DIY books[0] awhile ago. The recommendation was to go to the library and just get some DIY books. I did just that and it helped. [0]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34657879 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34657879