Our heat went out in the middle of winter. It was 19 degrees outside. My husband and I were sleeping in our winter coats. The repair guy quoted us $5,200 to fix it. We didn't have that kind of money...
Read More →Our AC died in June. Our washer quit in July. Our water heater started leaking in August. THREE major systems in one summer. I literally told my husband I wanted to sell the house and live in an apartment...
Read More →I went downstairs to do laundry and stepped into 3 inches of water. The water heater had completely failed. Our basement was flooding. Boxes ruined. Carpet soaked. The plumber quoted us $6,800...
Read More →I heard my husband yell from downstairs. There was water everywhere. The dishwasher had leaked and our hardwood floors were buckling. We watched years of beautiful flooring get destroyed in real time...
Read More →It was the hottest week of July. Our AC just... stopped. The house got up to 98 degrees. We couldn't sleep. Couldn't think straight. The repair guy quoted us $4,300 and I just stood there in shock...
Read More →I was making breakfast when I heard this horrible gurgling sound. Then I saw it – sewage backing up through the kitchen drain. The smell. The mess. I won't even describe how bad it was...
Read More →Our breaker kept tripping. Lights flickering. The electrician found faulty wiring in the walls – said it was dangerous. The quote? $3,800. I posted about it on Facebook and six people sent me the same article...
Read More →Fifteen people were coming for Thanksgiving dinner. Turkey was prepped. I turned on the oven and... nothing. It was completely dead. Two hours until everyone arrived. Emergency repair quoted $2,800 just for the holiday call...
Read More →I woke up and the fridge was warm. Everything ruined. $400 worth of groceries had to be thrown out. I literally cried looking at all that wasted food. Then I needed another $2,300 for a new fridge...
Read More →I was cleaning up after dinner when the garbage disposal made this awful grinding noise. Then water started pouring out from under the sink. A pipe had burst. I was on my hands and knees trying to stop it with towels...
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