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Ken's Korner Home Repairs and Maintenance

Ken's Korner is about home improvements and repairs to your home from Ken Guthrie.

Ken is a former general contractor with many years of experience in home maintenance, upgrades, and repairs.

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March 27, 2025 By Ken Guthrie Leave a Comment

Oven Temperature Lessons

Updated March, 27, 2025 As many of you know, we bought new kitchen appliances not long ago.Β  We knew exactly what appliances we wanted.Β  We wanted the same ones we had in our previous house.Β  We really loved those!Β  And this is what we did. It did not happen quickly though.Β  We obviously walked right […]

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7 Mistakes to Avoid When Hiring a Contractor

September 9, 2024 By Ken Guthrie Leave a Comment

7 Mistakes to Avoid When Hiring a Contractor

A recent survey found that more than half (52%) of American homeowners have a renovation project planned this year.1 If you’re among them, you know that embarking on home improvements can be both exciting and daunting. According to the survey, the median renovation budget is around $15,000, so you’re probably investing a significant amountβ€”and you’ll […]

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How to Help Cool Off a Hot Garage

August 19, 2019 By Ken Guthrie Leave a Comment

Have you ever put off doing something for a long time and then, when you finally did it, you asked yourself β€œwhy did I wait so long to do that?” Well, that’s happened to me more than I like to admit. I just finished a couple of projects that I have been putting off and […]

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Emergency Earthquake Gas Meter Shut Off Tool [The Seismic Wrench]

August 15, 2016 By Ken Guthrie Leave a Comment

As everyone knows, there are a lot of earthquakes in California. Somewhere around 3 or 4 a year cause damage. Sometimes a lot of damage. One way they can be very destructive is through fire. That’s what really leveled San Francisco in the great 1906 earthquake. Fire is still a concern, but nowadays it’s primarily […]

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Victory Declared in Crabgrass War

May 17, 2016 By Ken Guthrie Leave a Comment

It is with great relief and satisfaction that I hereby declare my war against crabgrass to be over at last! I have won the war! For decades, I battled those dreaded crabgrass infestations in my lawn with every tool at my disposal. But the best I could do was a holding action. Never victory. I […]

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Home Fire Sprinkler Systems – What You Need to Know

December 14, 2015 By Ken Guthrie 1 Comment

If you have a home fire sprinkler system installed in your house or if you will be buying a home in the foreseeable future, you should read this article. Home fire sprinkler systems are something almost nobody thinks about but something that is becoming more and more important. I don’t know the exact dates but […]

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How To Repair Almost Any Type of Window Blinds

August 25, 2015 By Ken Guthrie Leave a Comment

You may remember an article I did in theΒ newsletter back in February about metal repair clips for vertical blinds. Those were to repair vertical blinds where the top of the vane has torn out and the vane will not hang anymore. Those are available at your local home improvement store. Well, since then I have […]

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