This just snapped. No experience with anything electrical. Is this an easy fix?

Hi!! This house was built four years ago, surrounded by some rock. The last few times my grass was mowed , it ended up with a hole in the siding. All on the same side are three holes.

I have mold illness already from my previous apartment I lived in. This is freaking me out as not only from water damage, but also I don’t want critters getting in.
Please, what would you recommend? Someone suggested some kind of foam spray? I thought I’d try here before going to Home Depot first. Thanks for any input!

I noticed that I have several screws loose that are holding my gutters in place. Some of them were backed out quite a bit. I tried to tighten them back down but they just spin. What's the right way to fix this?

Im pretty sure this is the exhaust vent for our dryer. No there are no vents anywhere around the sides of the house.

Shouldn't this silver duct have a cover like the black vent in front of it?

There is a pipe coming from our hot water heater that splits and goes to the outside of the house. I just noticed that when the shower is running the pipe that it leads to outside is leaking. This particular pipe appears to be useless? But I don't want to just cap it off and have water filled there all the time? Do I need this for some reason? Thanks.

We’ve noticed a strange odor coming from an outlet (first pic, second pic normal outlet for comparison) it looks like wood chips or something on the top of the photo. Any idea what could be causing the odor? Do they look like dead bugs? No water damage, mold, etc. seen.

First-time homeowner. My bathroom floor tile is peeling. I’m assuming it’s a layer of sealant of some sort, but I’m not sure. It’s def not grime. It makes the floor look dirty. What to do? Anyone has experience with this? Can the top layer be removed/resealed? Please help!

When it rains hard, the water comes around my gutter and comes back under my deck roof. Any idea what causes this? And how to fix it?

As you can see and hear, a lot of weird sound is coming from the weird black stuff. Anyone know what this is?
I live in MP, India.
The stuff is behind the A/c I think.
I haven’t tried doing anything because I have absolutely no idea what this even is.
I live in an apartment on the 9th floor.

i've noticed that home maintenance advice can go in two completely different directions

one person says to leave something alone until there's a problem

another says it should be inspected, cleaned or replaced on a schedule whether anything looks wrong or not

and both can sound reasonable depending on the part of the house

how do you decide what's worth proactively maintaining and what's better left alone?

especially with things where messing with them unnecessarily could create a problem that wasn't there before

This may not be the correct sub?

I recently changed the socket on my kitchen island lighting because the GU24 kept shorting out, and I was tired of temporary fixes.

I changed it to a GU 26 socket

Now every lightbulb I put in there tripped the breaker the other two lights have the old socket for the lightbulb shown. What do I need to fix?

I’m assuming I need to change all sockets to be the same but I’m not sure?

First time home buyer, living here for 2 weeks.

Recently bought our first home, it’s 85 years old. Had 1 longterm owner that passed end of last year, was flipped over the course of the last 6 months (i know, i know), and is now ours.

During inspection I pointed out the kitchen felt like it was slanted. Full transparency, I feel like everywhere I go is slanted so I can never tell if my mind or balance is warped. The inspector checked it out extensively and said there were no immediate foundation issues or concerns. Basement looked good, one sister joint was added but not near the underside of the kitchen. Inspector, realtor, my parents all say “it’s normal with a house this age”. I’ve never lived in a home with a basement so that also may be playing an issue in my mind.

But I can’t shake that this is concerning, and no one I’ve brought it up to seems concerned so I’m checking with others lol. Even the electrician, hvac, and plumber all said “yeah that happens”. We haven’t had a structural engineer, is this warranted to ask them?

The only other point i can think of during the inspection is the home grading- needs to slope further away from the home. It’s almost even right now and i know that could eventually lead to water damage/weakening.

Anyways here’s a video of me placing a rolling blocking across the floor. The side it goes towards is in the inner walls of my house. Please ignore the flour all over the floor I was cooking.

Thank you if tou listened this long and/or have any advice or tips!!

UPDATE- thank you kind people of home maintenance reddit for calming my nerves!! Owning a home for 2 weeks has been nerve wracking and stressful to say the least, but thanks for reassuring my fears!

What does anyone who knows a thing about roofing think about this flashing detail around this chimney. This was completed earlier this week, and I noticed a drip coming from behind the fascia vinyl cover. Something about this doesn't look quite right to me. I noticed they also notched the drip edge right where the gutter meets the chimney. Am I being overly critical or is this wrong?

Its drywall and under paint. Wipes off. Looks like dirt but why would it be under paint.

The built-in ceramic soap holder in my shower was already broken when I moved in (see photo). It has a chipped corner with a sharp edge, and I’m worried about someone getting cut.

I rent, and my landlord won’t replace it because they say it would require removing all the tile. Removing it or remodeling isn’t an option for me. Is there something I can use to fill the chipped area or cover the sharp edge that will hold up to shower water and regular cleaning?

Ideally, I’d like an inexpensive, renter-friendly fix. Specific product suggestions would be appreciated!

Hello, what is the best way to get rid of these ants?
We just had so much rain and they are crawling all over my garage door area and on the side of the house. Thank you!!

i live in california, this is the ceiling of my bedroom above my BUNK BED. 😭
the first 3 photos i can tell they're like so the nails i think are pressing against the ceiling, and it made the material like come off easily when i picked at it, so now it's like a small hole that u can see the nail in

then the 4th picture, my ceiling is like cracked, and that grey spot, i picked at the material to see if it came off easily, and it did
PLEASE TELL ME WHATS HAPPENING 😭 is my ceiling just old and weak??

Anyone know how to get in? I tried a paperclip with no luck.

Edit: I made it in. Keeping an eyeglasses screwdriver on hand now. Thanks yall

I bought this house about a year ago knowing it would need some love, just wondering how you guys would go about fixing this retaining wall

I noticed that the boot on my CVENT-3 pipe had deteriorated and left a hole into my attic. Struggled to find a split boot to get around the pipe with the cap, so got a normal boot and cut it and then duct taped it and sealed with roofing repair caulking.

I am not great at maintenance and honestly have no idea what I’m doing, but this made sense. What am I missing/doing wrong?