The workshop

Home Fix Workshop exists because of a gap you can see in any hardware store on a Saturday: people standing in the aisle, phone in hand, trying to translate a fifteen-minute repair from videos made by professionals for other professionals. The information exists — what’s missing is the plain version: what to buy, what to do, in what order, and how to know if it worked.

This site is that plain version. Seven repair sheets cover the small fixes that every home eventually asks for — the kind that need a modest tool kit, an honest hour and no license. Each sheet is written to be followed with the broken thing in front of you: numbered steps, the tools named at the top, the mess anticipated, the "you’re done when..." stated clearly.

What we believe

Small repairs are learnable by anyone. A dripping tap or a sticking door doesn’t care about your background — it cares whether you have the right ten minutes of instruction. That’s what we write.

The line matters more than the pride. Every guide on this site respects a bright boundary: electrical work beyond swapping a bulb, anything touching gas, structural changes, roofing, and jobs your local rules require a licensed professional for are not DIY projects — they’re our seventh sheet, which exists to say so clearly. Calling a pro at the right moment isn’t failure; it’s the mark of someone who understands their home.

Tools are bought one repair at a time. We recommend the modest kit first and additions only when a specific fix earns them. No garage-wall fantasy purchases.

How the sheets are made

Each sheet is drafted from repairs actually performed, tested against the question "could someone do this the first time, alone, from this text?", and revised with a visible date. Where products differ by market, we describe the type of product and what to ask for at the counter, rather than brand names.

Three languages

The sheets are published in English, Portuguese and Spanish — each version written for its own readers, because hardware, fittings and even tap designs differ between markets, and a good repair guide respects the hardware actually in your wall.

Independence

Home Fix Workshop is editorial and independent. We receive nothing from brands or stores mentioned; if sponsored content or affiliate links ever appear, they will be clearly labeled.

A repair that isn’t covered? Leave a note — reader requests become the next sheets.