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How to Repair Home Exterior

Are you thinking of repairing your home's exterior yourself and need some guidance getting started? We at Hometalk are here to help you out with step-by-step DIY video tutorials, discussion boards, and our top, best, and new home exterior projects. You can even ask us a question. Welcome to the world of do-it-yourself repairs, and good luck!

How to Remove Lichen From Roof Tiles and Outdoor Surfaces

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How to Remove Lichen From Roof Tiles and Outdoor Surfaces

Maintaining Your Home Exterior

Check the roof from a distance

Broken tiles falling off not only means your roof needs work, but it is unsafe. Use binoculars or a safe vantage point to spot the problem.

Inspect gutters on a rainy day

Check your gutters during rainfall, which will make any leaks or blockages easier to identify. Clear these blockages once the rain stops.

Don’t neglect the window putty

Sunlight can wear down window putty and cause leaks. If there is only small damage to putty, use all-purpose filler on any cracks.

Apply new render to exterior walls

Cracked render looks ugly but is easily solved when in small areas. Remove loose render, allow the wall to dry and then apply new render.

Repair any broken brickwork

Bricks can erode over time and need repairing. Take time to scout suppliers for bricks that closely match yours, but avoid second-hand bricks.

More repairing categories

Air Conditioning

Air Conditioning

Appliances

Appliances

Drywall

Drywall

Electric

Electric

Furniture

Furniture

Plumbing

Plumbing

Windows

Windows

Top Home Exterior Repair Projects

Check out our top DIY home exterior repair projects. We've got you covered.

Fixing a Walkway With Sinking Stones

Fixing a Walkway With Sinking Stones

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How to Remove Lichen From Roof Tiles and Outdoor Surfaces

How to Remove Lichen From Roof Tiles and Outdoor Surfaces

There’s nothing to like about lichen. Especially when it invades on your home’s outdoor surfaces....

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Fix up Your Deck for Summer!

Fix up Your Deck for Summer!

Has your deck seen better days? Before you get out the crowbar and start a full renovation, check...

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This is How We Put J Molding Around Our Metal Skirting.

This is How We Put J Molding Around Our Metal Skirting.

First start in any corner

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Fix That Broken Landscape Light Stake!

Fix That Broken Landscape Light Stake!

I put in landscape lighting a few years back. Converted the bulbs to LED and put in a Dusk to Dawn...

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Fixing a Broken Top Rail on a Chain Link Fence

Fixing a Broken Top Rail on a Chain Link Fence

Chain link fences are not my favorite style of fence but I dislike a broken chain link fence even...

Jan MarieJan Marie
Cement Step Repair: Get Your Curb Appeal Back in One Day!

Cement Step Repair: Get Your Curb Appeal Back in One Day!

After a long cold winter we had to repair our cement steps. I'm guessing you might have to do this,...

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How to Restore Your Neglected Deck

How to Restore Your Neglected Deck

If you love this project, grab your quick start DIY guide & subscribe to our blog!If you need to...

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How To Make A Weed-Free Brick Driveway (That Stays That Way!)

How To Make A Weed-Free Brick Driveway (That Stays That Way!)

Do you have an interlocking paver driveway? Then you understand my frustration. Do you have a...

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Gorgeous DIY Stamped Concrete Tile Driveway For Less $, Much Less!

Gorgeous DIY Stamped Concrete Tile Driveway For Less $, Much Less!

It's a good thing that I enjoy working on home improvement stuff, because the updates at Mom and...

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Popular Slideshows for Repairing Home Exteriors

Check out our DIY home exterior repair slideshows. Great ideas to get you started!

11 Updates to Do Yourself Instead Of Calling A Repair Man

11 Updates to Do Yourself Instead Of Calling A Repair Man

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Home Exterior Repair Videos

Looking for DIY videos to start your home exterior repairs? Here you go.

Learn How to Repair Cracked Concrete - HWDIY

Learn How to Repair Cracked Concrete - HWDIY

On this episode, Kim demonstrates how to repair cracked rotting concrete, to help fix damp and dusky...

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Roofing & Siding  Repair,  Bound Brook NJ Roofers 08805

Roofing & Siding Repair, Bound Brook NJ Roofers 08805

We offer roofing, siding, skylight, repair and replacement service in Bound Brook NJ 08805. Get a...

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Lifting a Settling Driveway Concrete Slab in West Omaha

Lifting a Settling Driveway Concrete Slab in West Omaha

The T. family residence was built in 1985 with the original 18-foot wide driveway slab still in...

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Install the Zip Hinge 60 Seconds!!!!

Install the Zip Hinge 60 Seconds!!!!

It is as easy as 1, 2, 3! No skills required!
Get your Zip Hinge today at Amazon! Free 2 Day
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Hometalkers' Favorite Home Exterior Repair DIY Projects

Visit our best DIY home exterior repair projects. Let us inspire you!

Chicken Claws and Kitty Paws

Chicken Claws and Kitty Paws

The hazards of pouring concrete with animals running about!
See the whole story at The
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RachaelRachael
Cedar Lake Sidewalk Restoration

Cedar Lake Sidewalk Restoration

The Client had an existing flagstone sidewalk that had mortar in the joints between the flagstone...

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7 Tips for Your Next Outdoor Caulk Project

7 Tips for Your Next Outdoor Caulk Project

Tackling home maintenance is necessary, although not very glamorous undertaking. Often there is...

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Driveway & Sidewalk Deicer

Driveway & Sidewalk Deicer

I have been wanting to make a deicer for my sidewalk and driveway and put it to the test. I did some...

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Installing Drip Edge

Installing Drip Edge

I'm really trying to wrap up the work on the front of the house. All that's left is replacing the...

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5 Key Tips to Avoid a Water Damage Disaster in Your Home

5 Key Tips to Avoid a Water Damage Disaster in Your Home

It’s every homeowner’s nightmare. Ryan S. was relaxing in his favorite chair one evening with a bag...

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Popular Repairing Home Exterior Discussions

Join our popular discussion board on how to repair your home exterior yourself.

How to fix cracks in the concrete by the steps (pic)?

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There’s a separation crack that I need fixed

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Filling nail holes on outside vinyl?

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How do I seal my basement?

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Concrete sidewalk is peeling; how can I fix it?

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Got a Repairing Question?

This is the spot for your DIY home exterior repair questions. Get your answers here!

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New Home Exterior Repair Projects

Looking for new ideas in the world of DIY home exterior repair? Look no more.

How to Replace Wood Expansion Joints in Sidewalk

How to Replace Wood Expansion Joints in Sidewalk

If you have sidewalks or driveways of a certain age you have these--wood expansion joints! These are...

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Putting Your Home Back Together After an Accident

Putting Your Home Back Together After an Accident

Three weeks after we moved into our new "forever" home, downsizing by half to 1700 square feet, we...

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Rotten Fence Post Cap? Cheap and Easy Repair!

Rotten Fence Post Cap? Cheap and Easy Repair!

Are you looking at your rotten deck or fence post cap and dreading the time and expense it takes to...

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Rain Gutters Out of 3″ PVC Pipe, DIY How To!

Rain Gutters Out of 3″ PVC Pipe, DIY How To!

This is a post on how I created gutters for my house using PVC pipe! So, quite awhile ago, I...

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Keep Concrete Crack Resistant

Keep Concrete Crack Resistant

There's nothing worse than a cracked, heaved, or sunken concrete pad.

Chances are you've
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How to Clean Moldy Gutters and Bricks

How to Clean Moldy Gutters and Bricks

One of my fall maintenance chores that must get done is cleaning off the lovely mold that...

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How to DIY a Gutter Alternative

How to DIY a Gutter Alternative

Looking for a less expensive, less of a hassle, easy to install way to divert some water? Try this...

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How To Make A Weed-Free Brick Driveway (That Stays That Way!)

How To Make A Weed-Free Brick Driveway (That Stays That Way!)

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Cable Rails – a DIY Inexpensive Upgrade for Our Deck!

Cable Rails – a DIY Inexpensive Upgrade for Our Deck!

Putting new cable wire deck rails in! I made the conduit railings for the deck a few years ago even...

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How to Save Money and Repair Vinyl Covered Door

How to Save Money and Repair Vinyl Covered Door

This summer we ordered the Menvyl Repair kit to repair the hail storm damage to our vinyl siding. We...

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Tips and Tricks That May Help You Avoid an Unreliable Roofing Company

Tips and Tricks That May Help You Avoid an Unreliable Roofing Company

In a perfect world, you wouldn’t have to worry about being scammed every single time you’re trying...

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7 Tips for Your Next Outdoor Caulk Project

7 Tips for Your Next Outdoor Caulk Project

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