Some house repairs are far more likely to warrant your attention than others. While some unlucky homeowners may face serious repair problems over the course of their life, almost every homeowner is going to be unlucky enough to have their attention brought to the most common problems that pop up regardless of the expense of the house. It certainly doesn’t hurt to familiarize yourself with these not unexpected house repair problems well in advance of when you need to apply this knowledge.

The only thing standing between you and being kept awake all night by a suddenly leaking faucet may be a simple plastic or rubber washer. Repairing a leaky faucet requires knowing how to undo the fixture in order and replace the washer and then put the fixture back together. The latter step is why you want to place the pieces down in the order in which you removed them.

When gutters begin to sag, the immediately result is unwanted water collection. Longer term effects of sagging gutters can be the sudden appearance of swarms of mosquitoes and even structural damage to the home if you don’t repair the problem. Common solutions to sagging gutters are straightening the spike that pushes on the gutter, replacing the spike or removing the gutter and replacing damaged brackets.

Wood rot is a house repair situation where water is able to seep into cracks and penetrate the wood finish. Sealing these cracks with epoxy or polyester wood filler should be enough to protect both the integrity and aesthetic appeal of the wood if you can catch it in time.