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About Me
Everyday Home Repairs was built on a foundation of hands-on experience, a passion for DIY, and a commitment to helping homeowners save time and money. Whether you're fixing a leaky faucet, troubleshooting an electrical issue, or learning the basics of home maintenance, we’re here to guide you. Through clear instructions, and expert insights, Everyday Home Repairs is your go-to resource for making homeownership easier.
Scott
I’m a home repair DIYer, house-flipper, YouTuber, husband, and dad, living in Georgia. I grew up in a rural Illinois town where I was always building, fixing, or figuring things out, whether it was a treehouse or a broken dirt bike. That hands-on mindset, paired with a lifelong curiosity and drive to learn, led me to start sharing repair tips and how-to guides on YouTube and my blog. I’m not a pro, just a pretty handy guy who loves helping others feel more confident taking on projects around the house.
Journey to Everyday Home Repairs
I grew up in a rural community and was always “hands on” – whether that was building treehouses, wrenching on my first dirt bike (1979 Honda XR80), getting up at 4:30 a.m. in summers to detassle corn, or making model rockets. And I also always had a passion for entrepreneurship. I was that kid who sold candy out of a duffle bag at high school when they closed down vending machines and I hired eight workers when I was 19 years old to help with roguing thousands of acres of seed corn.
After watching my parents build their own home from scratch in 1985 and then take on many projects over the years, the foundation for my interest in DIY work began. I loved helping my parents fix odds and ends around the house – and then experiencing the results day after day in our home.
Sometimes the things you love most as a kid are the same things that give you energy as an adult.
For me, passions split between handy work and entrepreneurship turned out to be a great foundation for house-flipping.
While I worked for 15 years in corporate America for a construction and mining equipment company, it wasn’t until I started buying rental properties in my late 20s that my interests in DIY work and entrepreneurship came together. I have bought, rehabilitated, and sold properties in Illinois. And from those lessons learned renovating and re-selling, I now share “how-to” projects with the world on my YouTube channel, which has more than 1 million subscribers, and my blog here.
If you’re interested in taking on repair projects, learning DIY hacks, or find receptacles fascinating- you’re in the right place.
One way to save money on big repairs? Regular home maintenance.
That’s why we put together a free Home Maintenance Checklist—so you can stay ahead of the little things before they become costly problems.
