Come hang out and get your DIY, trans life, and random questions answered on the Handy Ma'am Hotline!Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 608-205-8768 and we just might air your question.Mercury Stardust is a Professional Home Maintenance Technician, burlesque performer, and award-winning activist. Known widely as the Trans Handy Ma'am, her unique brand of compassionate education in the Home Repair space has earned her internet fame. With over 2 million followers on TikTok and 100k followers on instagram, Mercury spreads DIY knowledge with love. Her expertise includes rental maintenance, landlord negotiations, clogs, drywall, painting, minor electrical repairs, caulking, and more.Listen every week on your favorite podcast listening site, as well as an extended version for our Patreon subscribers. Get the After Show Preshow Show Show on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 26 minutes
episode 32: Water Pressure, Peeling Paint, and Landlords Charging for Fixes
This week on Handy Ma'am Hotline, Mercury helps answer questions about low water pressure after changing out a shower handle, layers and layers and layers of paint peeling off a bathroom wall, fixing a wonky front door that won't latch properly, landlords charging for fixes in the unit (should they or shouldn't they?), and fixing a toilet that is leaking but the caller can't get the nuts tightened to fix it!
Don't forget to call in or text with your questions for the next episode!...
episode 31: Window Units, Faucets, Gas Stoves, and Smelly Toilets
This week on Handy Ma'am Hotline, Mercury discusses how to remove mold from a window AC unit, how to troubleshoot an issue with a gas stove (and make your landlord actually fix it), putting in a new faucet when you feel overwhelmed, what to do about a smelly toilet and how to change a wax ring, and how to get rid of candle soot from a caller who has a candle burning addiction!
Don't forget to call in or text with your questions for the next episode! 608-205-8768...
episode 30: Stripped Screw, Mean Maintenance Techs, and Cat Snot!
This week on Handy Ma'am Hotline, Mercury tackles a stripped set screw on a tub handle, a mean maintenance tech who makes tenants feel uncomfortable, cat snot on the walls (meow!), how to hang something on a wall that has the electrical box on the other side, and what to do when a toilet refuses to flush.
Don't forget to call in or text with your questions for the next episode! 608-205-8768...
episode 29: Storm Doors, Paint Samples, Deadbolts, and Cracked Ceilings
In this episode of Handy Ma'am Hotline, Mercury and Maggie debate on what a caller means by a "storm door", and Mercury works to solve the problem for both cases. Mercury also discusses the best way to get an accurate paint sample for matching, different ways to loosen a deadbolt that seems to not want to turn, a renter with a landlord that refuses to fix a cracked ceiling AND REMOVE BATS FROM THE ATTIC! And she gives tips for filling in small holes on wood paneling...
episode 28: Concrete, Clogs, and Cracks!
This week on Handy Ma'am Hotline, Mercury talks about safely drilling into concrete walls, why she doesn't use chemicals to clear clogged sinks, cracks in the wall, installing rain barrels on old homes, and what to do with a funky sh*there, haha!
Watch Mercury's full Drywall Repair YouTube video here for more tips and tricks: https://youtu.be/P8lMl98zj5I
Find the tools recommended here: https://www.amazon...
episode 27: Bathroom Renos, Missing Keys, Tape Removal, Holes in Walls
This week on the Handy Ma'am Hotline, Mercury tackles a bathroom reno that's outside of her comfort zone, replacing an exterior door handle (and garage door safety), shares an apartment maintenance checklist for long-term renters, removing tape off of a door, and fixing a hole in a wall.
Find the tools recommended here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/mercurystardust
Don't forget to call in or text with your questions for the next episode! 608-205-8768...
episode 26: Curtains, Ladders, Nails, & Scuff Marks
This week on the Handy Ma'am Hotline Mercury tackles questions about repairing a wall after the curtain rod was used as a swing by a kiddo, how to get over the fear of ladders so you can do DIY projects up high, what to do when your plastic drain cleaner breaks in the pipe, how to fill nail holes in hardwood after removing carpet, and how to remove scuff marks off walls without repainting!
Watch Mercury's full Drywall Repair YouTube video here for more tips and tricks:...