Home DIY

These home resources aim to help make your home safe, comfortable and affordable.

A well-maintained home provides a safe place for you and your family to create memories for years to come. Maintaining a home means keeping it clean and free of unnecessary clutter; protected from the elements; protected from pests; and visually appealing.

The manual below from our Construction team is one of the home resources we offer to help you renovate or keep up your home.

Let our Construction staff walk you through some basic home maintenance.

How to use your window blinds

This video from Habitat Orlando & Osceola’s Construction staff shows you how to raise and lower the window blinds in your Habitat home.

How to maintain the doors of your Habitat home

This tutorial from Habitat Orlando & Osceola’s construction team goes over some common issues with doors, including:

Tightening doorknobs
Replacing closet doors on their tracks

How to maintain the electrical components of your Habitat home

This maintenance class will go over maintaining the electrical systems of your home. Topics covered in this video include:

Changing your interior can lights
Changing your porch lights
Maintaining your smoke detector

Basic methods of maintaining your HVAC system

Learn some basic methods of maintaining your HVAC system. This video covers:

Changing your air filters
Cleaning the drain
Vacuuming the drain line.

How to maintain your home’s plumbing

Habitat Orlando & Osceola’s construction staff describes basic ways to maintain your home’s plumbing. This video describes:

Dealing with leaks under the sink
Changing out the faucet
Using the exterior shut off valves
Adjusting the water heater.

We also feature DIY advice and other resources for homeowners – and renters – on our blog.

Fix it with Steph: It’s time to flush your water heater

Flushing your water heater is one of those easy to forget tasks that doesn’t feel urgent—until it suddenly is. Staying on schedule with water heater flushes, whether DIY or done by a pro, can help keep things running smoothly and prevent bigger issues down the road.

Fix it with Steph: Dishwasher deep clean — A spring break necessity

Fix it with Steph is a series where Habitat Orlando & Osceola staff member Steph takes us along on her journey to master home improvement projects big and small. With a house full of people, especially over Spring Break, our appliances were running overtime. And...

Recovering from holiday spending

The holiday season can be a financially stressful time for many. During the holidays, many of us spend an excessive amount on gifts, travel, food and more. According to Money Digest, there was a significant increase in holiday spending after the pandemic. Americans...