The Mendy Fix Library

The one-drop olive oil hinge fix · squeaky door hinge

The $4 ant barrier that actually works · ants in kitchen

The $3 hook-and-dissolve hair drain fix · blocked bathroom sink hair

The baking soda volcano fix for a blocked kitchen sink · blocked kitchen sink plunge

The dish soap trick that unblocks most toilets · blocked toilet plunger

The toothpick-and-rinse weep hole fix · blocked window weep holes

The cold water + saline trick for blood stains · blood stain fabric

The 30-second bulb swap (done right) · blown light bulb replace

The peanut butter & eraser wall rescue · blu tack marks wall

The ice-and-iron wax lift · candle wax on carpet

The ice cube trick that pops carpet dents back up · carpet furniture dents

The toothpick tuck-back fix · carpet loop snag

The ice-and-peanut-butter gum rescue · chewing gum on carpet

The free float-arm tweak that stops phantom flushing and overflow · cistern water level adjust

The baking soda and a bucket fix · clean sink bottle trap

The zip-lock bag descale trick · clogged shower head descale

The $8 bait station blitz that actually works · cockroaches baits

The $3 citric acid descale fix · coffee machine descale

The $12 regrout fix (no tiler needed) · cracked grout regrout

The toothpaste & hairdryer crayon buster · crayon texta on wall

The 20-minute dishwasher deep-clean that beats a service call · dishwasher filter spray arms

The $8 draught-strip fix that actually seals · door draught excluder

The $3 strike plate fix · door not latching

The $8 cartridge swap that stops a dripping mixer tap · dripping mixer cartridge

The $2 tap washer fix that stops the drip for good · dripping tap washer

The lint filter deep-clean that cuts drying time in half · dryer lint filter clean

The $8 roll-and-snap flyscreen fix · flyscreen mesh replace

The business-card seal test (and the $8 fix) · fridge door seal check

The bendy straw unblock · fridge drain hole blocked

The activated charcoal fridge reset · fridge odour