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We Weren't Ready...šŸ˜… First-Time Homeowner Problems | Mice, Water Leaks, No Heat & Ice Dams in Maine

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In this vlog, we’re sharing the real first-time homeowner experience during our first few weeks living in our coastal Maine home šŸ˜… From mice in the basement and water leaks to boiler issues, losing heat in the winter, and battling ice dams on our roof, we’ve been learning as we go. Come along as we investigate, troubleshoot, and figure out the reality of homeownership for the first time! šŸ  SUBSCRIBE for cozy coastal Maine living, toddler mom life, and our journey as first-time homeowners (and all the projects that come with it!) ā¤ļø 🫐 TODAY'S LINKS 🫐 Shop My Favs: https://shopmy.us/shop/macdingle?Section_id=451528&tab=collections My Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/macdingle YouTube Video Graphics (use DINGLE10 at checkout for 10% off) : https://www.hayleymatsumoto.com/shop 🌊 FOLLOW 🌊 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/mac.dingle TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@macdingle?lang=en šŸ¦ž KEEP WATCHING šŸ¦ž Our Infertility Journey : https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCHeN4Rt5ZugH2LeBtL0YIy4OfzU5ySfA&si=SCl545NpNic_uBUC Finding Out We're Pregnant: https://youtu.be/Cyh8mhWO2eo?si=HTm6QzSJyyXvidpT Pregnancy After Infertility: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCHeN4Rt5Zui4L89V4IDt-CqI2W9XydqM&si=VqI9zrzADj3Y-iYu House Hunting in Maine: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCHeN4Rt5ZugUOfuCg_gAV011jrE1B0Kj&si=KkPVijJuQ0u64m-L We Bought a House in Maine: https://youtu.be/35GyNdvKlnQ?si=OpSeuqu_iy3r1c32 Portland Maine Apartment Tour: https://youtu.be/wxNZBfc_2Cs?si=EuifNKltDginsfH3 šŸ’» BUSINESS INQUIRIES: dingl3mac@gmail.com MUSIC šŸŽ§ epidemicsound.com This video is not sponsored, some links may be affiliate links, all opinions are my own!

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The first few weeks in our coastal Maine house were basically a crash course in ā€œfiguring it out as we go.ā€ Jack and I have rented our entire adult lives, so we were used to texting one person when something went wrong. Jumping into first-time homeownership and realizing there’s no magic contact to fix everything? Steep learning curve. In this vlog, I’m sharing the very real stuff that popped up back-to-back—starting with mice in the basement/garage (yes, I found droppings on our stroller stuff and I was like, absolutely not), and what we did to get ahead of it. Then we get into ice dams, which I truly had never even heard of until Jack saw a video and we looked at our own roof like… oh. We talk about why they’re dangerous (water has nowhere to go except under your shingles), what a pro quoted us, and what we did ourselves: roof raking and using the right kind of ā€œless corrosiveā€ salt to create channels through the ice. And because homeownership loves to humble you, we also dealt with a heating zone going out after a boiler service (cue panic), plus a leaking KitchenAid freezer that turned into—no joke—an ice dam inside our fridge. It’s chaotic, but it’s also empowering learning these systems and knowing what to watch for next time.

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