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DIY for Homeowners

A Homeowners Guide to Emergencies

9/14/2016

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It’s inventible, you will have a home emergency--you don’t know when, you don’t know what, but it WILL happen. Unfortunately, it happens to all homeowners at some point! Check out the video below for some tips on how to turn off water, power, gas, etc. in an emergency.
Home Emergencies. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Learn to turn off the water to your house in the video above
My (Vicki) own home emergency happened when I came home one afternoon and there was water pouring out of my garage--really wasn’t expecting to see that! Turns out, my washing machine, which I had “stopped” before I left home by raising the lid, had not stopped and water was gushing all over the house!

It was a pretty significant flood. I did have the wherewithal to turn off the water to the washer, but after that I was clueless as to what to do. (In hindsight, I should have cut the power to the house before stepping into the water to turn off the water. If there had been an electrical issue related to the washer, I would have been in serious trouble).

I ended up sweeping out as much as I could and using up lots of towels to soak up excess water. I did determine I needed a water extraction specialist to take care of the soaked carpets. Since it was a weekend, after hours, it was an expensive service call! 
Home Emergencies. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Learn how to turn off the gas to your house in the video above
Steph also had a water related emergency. She woke up to squishy carpets one morning. So how did she cope?—she called me and I said “call a plumber!” She was proactive and turned the water off at the street to the house. Her emergency was a slow leak in the pipes in her bathroom. 
Home Emergencies. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Steph's pipe leak
Home Emergencies. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Steph's damp carpet
Home Emergencies. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Learn how to turn the power off to your house in the video above

Be Prepared

We have put together a free printable PDF to help you plan for that eventual emergency by knowing what to do to mitigate further damage (i.e. turn of the water, etc.) and who to call to clean up the mess. A little research ahead of time will make your next emergency a little easier to cope with. 
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Home Emergencies. MotherDaughterProjects.com
Please note: We are not sponsored by any of the companies we have listed on the guide.

FYI: We are not professionals, and we don’t claim to be. This is what we found worked for our project. Yours may need a little different approach. Safety first!

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10 Comments
pam foss
11/28/2019 11:35:59 am

can't get the guide to download w/o signing up ,again, which i already receive emails and post.
can you help

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Steph
11/29/2019 07:43:43 pm

Hi Pam- I just emailed it to you! Check your junk folder if you don't see it right away.

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Rebecca
12/1/2019 08:02:25 pm

Would like the free Home Emergency Guide download please.
I just found your website. Looking forward to exploring it some more!

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Steph
12/2/2019 07:05:56 am

I have emailed it to you!

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Betty Jenkins
6/5/2022 11:42:17 am

I have signed up twice and cannot get the guide to download. I get this message: "The webpage at https://www.youtube.com/embed/EpCsYBMRkHw?wmode=opaque might be temporarily down or it may have moved permanently to a new web address."

Also, could you remove the second subscription if there are two. Thank you.

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Steph
6/6/2022 09:13:12 am

Oh no! Sorry that didn't work. I emailed you the guide. Also, you are only signed up once for our newsletter.

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Edith Burton link
11/3/2022 10:49:24 am

Cannot download emergency home guide. Pls email. Thank you. Learning something/s from each video. Thank you for your input, research, demos and humor.👍💥💯👏😊

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Steph
11/4/2022 10:20:54 am

Emailed!

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jeri
3/1/2024 07:42:01 am

can not get the emergency guide am already a subscriber so I didn't re apply. Love your tips and thank you for sharing them.. Please e mail the guide, thanks.

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Pam
6/9/2024 05:25:08 am

Great list, I thought all women knew these things. I'm from Ireland, 😂 so we are brought up to know all these emergencies.. I cant download the list either. Handy to have,, as I'd forget my head if it wasn't attached 😂

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