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Home Repair Resource Center

The Home Repair Resource Center (HRRC) empowers Cleveland Heights homeowners to maintain their homes through a creative mix of self-help programs that include financial assistance, education and skills training to enable homeowners — particularly homeowners of low or moderate income — to accomplish repairs on a contracted or do-it-yourself basis.

HRRC Original Handouts

  1. Contract specifications (as written, for work in Cleveland Heights; if used for work in other communities, modifications would be necessary)
    1. SPECS—Asphalt Drive
    2. SPECS—Boiler Replacement
    3. SPECS—Concrete Work
    4. SPECS—Electrical Work
    5. SPECS—Exterior Painting
    6. SPECS—Furnace Replacement
    7. SPECS—General Carpentry
    8. SPECS—General Permit Work
    9. SPECS—Gutters
    10. SPECS—Lead Paint Control
    11. SPECS—Masonry
    12. SPECS—Roofing with EPDM
    13. SPECS—Roofing with Modified Bitumen
    14. SPECS—Roofing, Shingled
    15. SPECS—Vinyl Siding
    16. SPECS—Wooden Railings
    17. SPECS—Wooden Steps
  2. Contracting Repairs
    1. Get Quality Repairs
    2. Negotiate Payment Schedule
    3. Permits
    4. Suggestions for Contracting
  3. Inspection Checklists
    1. Home Systems Survey
    2. Repair Cost Info
    3. Survey of House
  4. Home Maintenance
    1. Check Your Fireplace
    2. Discarding Materials
    3. Emergency Shut-Offs
    4. Before You Dig
    5. Exterior Housecleaning
    6. Heat Damage
    7. Material Sources
    8. Preparing for Emergencies
    9. Ten Old House Taboos
    10. Tree Trimming & Removal
    11. When Is It Too Cold?
    12. Yearly Home Maintenance Schedule
  5. Home Security
    1. Home Security
  6. Tools
    1. Choosing Quality Tools
    2. Gas Tool Maintenance
    3. Ladder Safety
    4. Suggested Tools
    5. Tool Smarts
  7. Hazards: Lead
    1. Dangers of Lead-Based Paint
    2. Avoid Lead Paint Contamination
    3. Lead Control – Inside Projects
    4. Lead Control – Outside Projects
  8. Hazards: Other
    1. Animal Pests
  9. Exterior Painting
    1. Contracting Exterior Painting
    2. House Painting – Where Do I Start?
    3. Measuring for Paint
    4. Paint Prep Problems
    5. Painting Ironwork
    6. Wood Repair before Painting
  10. Asphalt & Concrete
    1. Asphalt
      1. Asphalt Repair
      2. Asphalt Replacement
    2. Concrete
      1. Cleaning Concrete
      2. Concrete Forming
      3. Concrete Replacement
      4. Cutting Concrete
      5. Patching Concrete
      6. Sidewalk Leveling
  11. Masonry
    1. Brick Piers
    2. Masonry Basics
    3. Masonry Fasteners
    4. Repairing Brick Steps
    5. Structural Clay Block
    6. Tuckpointing
  12. Wet Basements
    1. Basement Wall Coatings
    2. Footer Drains
    3. Wet Basements
    4. Floods and Leaks
  13. Plumbing
    1. Bathtubs
      1. Bathtub Options
    2. General Plumbing
      1. Preventing Frozen Water Pipes
      2. Re-Plumbing a Kitchen
      3. Updating Your Plumbing
    3. Sewers & Drain Lines
      1. Bathtub Drains
      2. Broken Sewer Lines
      3. Plastic Drain Lines
      4. Sewer Systems
      5. Snaking Drains
      6. Traps
    4. Sinks & Faucets
      1. Faucet Repair
      2. Kitchen Sink & Faucet
      3. Pedestal Sinks
    5. Toilets
      1. Choosing a Toilet
      2. Toilet Installation
      3. Toilet Repair
      4. Unclogging a Toilet
    6. Water Heaters
      1. Water Heater Installation
      2. Water Heater Safety Issues
      3. Tankless Water Heaters
    7. Water Lines
      1. Plastic Water Lines
      2. Soldering Copper Pipe
  14. Electrical Repairs
    1. General Electrical
      1. Contracting Electrical Repairs
      2. Electrical Map
      3. Electricity Basics
      4. Fuse-Wire Rating
      5. Natl Electric Code Standards
      6. Planning an Electrical Update
      7. Planning for Electric Vehicles
    2. Ground Protection
      1. AFCIs (Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupters)
      2. Electrical Grounding Issues
      3. GFCS’s (Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters)
      4. Protecting Your Equipment from Lightning Strikes
    3. Lighting & Fans
      1. Ceiling Fans
      2. Exhaust Fans
      3. Fluorescent Lighting
      4. Light Bulb Failure
    4. Switches & Outlets
      1. 3-Way Switches
      2. 4-way Switches
      3. Switches & Outlets
    5. Wiring
      1. Burying Electrical Wiring
      2. Doorbells
      3. Phone Lines
      4. Pullchain to Wall Switch
      5. Rewiring a Kitchen
  15. General Exterior Carpentry
    1. Intro to Carpentry
    2. Wood Connections
  16. Porches, Decks, Steps, Rails, Fences
    1. Decks
      1. Maintaining a Deck
    2. Porches
      1. Checking Your Porch
      2. Porch Columns
      3. Porch Flooring
      4. Porch Railing Posts
      5. Porch Railing Styles
    3. Steps
      1. Building Wooden Steps
      2. Repairing Wooden Steps
  17. Roofs
    1. Contracting a Shingled Roof
    2. EPDM Roofing
    3. Garage Roof Repair
    4. Ice Dams
    5. Modified Bitumen Roofing
    6. Replacing a Shingled Roof
    7. Roof Sheathing
    8. Roofing Materials
  18. Gutters
    1. Clean-Outs (on Downspouts)
    2. Fascia Board Repair
    3. Gutter Maintenance
    4. Gutter Options
    5. Installing Gutters & Downspouts
  19. Siding
    1. Contracting Vinyl Siding
    2. Siding Options
    3. Wood Lap Siding
    4. Wood Siding Shingles
  20. Garage Repairs
    1. Garage Door Repair
    2. Garage Foundations
    3. Garage Straightening
    4. Garage Structure Repair
    5. Garage Wall Repair
    6. Planning Your New Garage
  21. Doors
    1. Choosing Exterior Doors
    2. Replacement Doors
    3. Sticking Doors
    4. Storm Doors
  22. Windows
    1. Glass Block Windows
    2. Replacement Windows
    3. Sash Cord Repair
    4. Screen Replacement
    5. Window Glazing
  23. General Interior Carpentry
    1. Cabinet Installation
    2. Lally Posts
  24. Floors
    1. Floor Underlayment
    2. Hardwood Floor Refinishing
    3. Laminate Flooring
    4. Vinyl Floor Tile
    5. Vinyl Sheet Flooring
  25. Drywall & Plaster
    1. Drywall Installation
    2. Drywall Types
    3. Plaster & Drywall Repair
  26. Walls & Ceilings
    1. Interior Painting
    2. Wallpaper
    3. Wall Fasteners
  27. Miscellaneous Interior Repairs
    1. Basement Remodeling
    2. Ceramic Tile Installation
    3. Ceramic Tile Maintenance
    4. Ceramic Tile over Old
    5. Laminate Countertops
    6. Planning for Kitchen Remodeling
    7. Removing Old Wall & Floor Coverings
  28. Heating & Cooling
    1. Buying a Furnace or Boiler
    2. Heating System Maintenance
    3. High-Efficiency Furnace Concerns
    4. Thermocouple Replacement
  29. Energy & Humidity Control
    1. Heat Saving Tips
    2. Home Energy Audits
  30. Insulation Techniques
    1. Attic Insulation
    2. Insulating a Finished Attic
    3. Insulation Strategies
  31. Caulking & Weatherstripping
    1. Caulking & Weatherizing Doors
    2. Weatherizing Windows