Fix It Homestead
Building Better, Living Well
Home Improvement
Landscaping
Homesteading
About Us
Here to help anyone looking to make their house feel like home.
We focus on the everyday projects—big or small—that keep life running smoothly.
Latest
- Homeowner’s New Survey Confirms an Original Boundary Stake Was Correct All Along — Then Learns the Neighbor’s Concrete Garden Edging Sits Two and a Half Feet Onto the Land After Blaming “Neighborhood Kids” for Moving the Marker
- Buyers Four Days From Closing Learn the Neighbor’s Fence Has Been Claiming Almost 500 Square Feet of Their Backyard — Then Must Resolve It for Title Insurance Without Delaying the Sale
- Homeowner Lets a Neighbor Tear Up the Yard for a Pool Under a $3,000 Restoration Deposit and a September 15 Deadline — Then Watches Him Blow Past It and Build a Large Wood Fence Where He “Believes” the Property Line Is
- Canadian Homeowner Watches Construction Debris Pile Up on Their Property From a Renovating Apartment Building Next Door — Then Both the Contractor and Landlord Promise Cleanup That Never Comes
- Vacant Lot Owner Who Regularly Clears Brush for Fire Safety Finds a Neighboring Nursing Home Dumping Concrete, Paint Sludge, and Tile Debris on the Land — Then the Promised Cleanup Never Comes
- Homeowner Spends $20,000 on New Lawn and Drainage After a Neighbor’s Fence and Trench Turn Out to Sit Entirely on Their Property — Then the Neighbor Adds a Gravel Wall So Runoff Floods Back Onto Their Yard Instead of His
- New Construction Next Door Pours a Foundation on Vacant Fire-Damaged Land — Then the Builder’s Erosion Barriers Turn Up Fifteen to Twenty Feet Onto the Neighbor’s Side Before Anyone Asks
- New North Carolina Homeowner Puts Up a Post-Survey Fence — Then a Twenty- to Thirty-Year Neighbor Threatens Over an Old Dock Stake, Claiming Up to Five Feet of Encroachment
- What I’d Do Differently With Our Fencing If I Started Over
Our Team
Joshua Clark
Joshua never shies away from rolling up his sleeves and getting to work. Growing up working with his hands, Joshua learned the value of hard work, and now he’s sharing what he’s learned.
Abigail Clark
Abbie has always believed that a little effort and a lot of love can make any house feel like home. Here, she’s sharing her best advice so that you can skip the mistakes she’s had to learn from.