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What r/homeowners is talking about this week

r/homeowners has 3,101,413 members and 29 posts in the last 24 hours, with about 17.7 comments an hour right now. From the Redlisten index, refreshed daily.

3,101,413members
29posts in the last 24 hours, newest 2 h ago
17.7comments an hour right now, newest 4 h ago
683points on the top thread this week

Words coming up in r/homeowners this week

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Top threads this week

  1. The worst part about soft close toilet seats

    is accidentally slamming the toilet lid down whenever I go to someone else's house.

    683 points43 comments3 d ago
  2. Laundry room a bit small. What options do we have?

    Wife and I just bought our first home. We knew the laundry room was small but didn’t realize how small until we moved in the washer and dryer lol. The dryer (the one closest to the window) being...

    529 points513 comments4 d ago
  3. Anyone else pro-leaving leaves on the ground with surrounding neighbors who are meticulous about clearing them? I feel guilty / not sure how to manage…

    Especially if wind blows mine into their lawn since I don’t have a fence on one side. I have a large yard and don’t really have the time to be clearing it all the time. Opinions/thoughts? Should...

    341 points520 comments3 d ago
  4. Any ideas for getting into this room? Locked out

    We live in an older house (1952) but my wife pulled the door shut to our guest room and the knob is now continuously turning…the latch is permanently engaged. Any ideas for a next step? I don’t...

    247 points177 comments6 d ago
  5. Company broke sewer line putting in gas line and they won't pay to fix it

    We had a gas line put in and a few days later a single toilet was acting up then later everything started backing up. Hired a different plumber come auger our main line and they pulled mud out...

    225 points85 comments2 d ago
  6. Should I be seeing daylight around this pipe in my attic?

    I want to say no, but I just had the roof replaced last year

    157 points34 comments2 d ago
  7. What is this black stuff on the concrete?

    Hi all, new to me house, originally built in 1959. Previous owners had done some renovations and an addition so I don't think very much is original. I'm ripping up carpet in one room and under the...

    136 points125 comments4 d ago
  8. How to winterize outdoor shower?

    I have an outdoor shower and my house and I’m looking for how to winterize it before temperatures get to freezing. There’s no water shutoffs that are dedicated to it either. The only branching...

    129 points106 comments4 d ago
  9. Sell house at a 14k loss or rent it and lose the same overtime

    We need to sell our home because we need to move out of state. Our home is in texas and home prices have gone down. Either we take a $14k loss to bring the price down to a “competitive” level or...

    111 points172 comments5 d ago
  10. Backyard's pitch black at night and I'd rather not put up a floodlight

    I'd like to know what's moving around in the backyard after dark, but I don't want a floodlight firing off at every little thing that moves. The neighbor's bedroom window is maybe thirty feet from...

    111 points222 comments7 d ago

Newest posts

  1. Mouse traps
    1 points0 comments2 h ago
  2. Unsettling sound in our house in the village?
    1 points0 comments3 h ago
  3. What Would you Do? Dog Owner Caught
    1 points0 comments4 h ago
  4. mice in the walls
    1 points0 comments5 h ago
  5. Filters. Filters everywhere.
    1 points0 comments5 h ago
  6. Water Getting Into Detached Garage Looking for Solutions
    1 points0 comments5 h ago
  7. Changing bulbs in a chandelier
    1 points0 comments7 h ago
  8. Potential medium term solution for "spot bonded" shower wall tiles?
    1 points0 comments7 h ago
  9. Sudden loud vehicles in a new street.
    1 points0 comments7 h ago
  10. LED soffit lighting
    1 points0 comments7 h ago
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