{"id":72,"date":"2026-09-24T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.iamavi.com\/portfolio\/strathby-home-services\/5-home-repairs-you-shouldnt-ignore\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T09:00:00","slug":"5-home-repairs-you-shouldnt-ignore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.iamavi.com\/portfolio\/strathby-home-services\/5-home-repairs-you-shouldnt-ignore\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Home Repairs You Shouldn\u2019t Ignore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most big repair bills start as something small that was easy to put off. These five are the call-outs we get most often around Hobart, and each is far cheaper to fix early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. A dripping tap or running toilet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A slow drip wastes water around the clock and usually means a worn washer or cartridge. Left alone, it stains the basin and can damage the vanity underneath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Cracked or missing silicone<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The seal around baths, showers and windows keeps water out of your walls. Once it cracks, moisture gets in behind where you can\u2019t see it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Flickering lights or warm power points<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both can point to a loose connection or an overloaded circuit. Get a licensed electrician to check them before the fitting fails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Doors that stick or won\u2019t latch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A sticking door often means swollen timber, loose hinges or a house that\u2019s moved a little. A quick adjustment now saves the door and the lock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Blocked or sagging gutters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overflowing gutters send water down your walls and under the house. Clearing and re-fixing them is one of the best-value jobs on any Hobart home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Small problems turn into costly repairs. Here\u2019s what to watch for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-repairs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.iamavi.com\/portfolio\/strathby-home-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.iamavi.com\/portfolio\/strathby-home-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.iamavi.com\/portfolio\/strathby-home-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.iamavi.com\/portfolio\/strathby-home-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.iamavi.com\/portfolio\/strathby-home-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/demo.iamavi.com\/portfolio\/strathby-home-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.iamavi.com\/portfolio\/strathby-home-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.iamavi.com\/portfolio\/strathby-home-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.iamavi.com\/portfolio\/strathby-home-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.iamavi.com\/portfolio\/strathby-home-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}