Fix It Yourself — A 12-Week Guide to Diagnosing and Fixing Things Around the House With an AI Tutor.

Stop calling someone for every drip, clog, and wobbly handle. This 12-week plan turns an AI tutor into a calm expert standing next to you: you snap a photo, describe the symptom, and it asks questions until you both understand the problem — then walks you through the fix in small, checked steps. No experience needed, renter or homeowner, and it always tells you honestly when a job belongs to a licensed pro.

What you get

This is a deep, digital guide — not a checklist. Each of the 12 weeks is a ready-to-run ~60-minute session you lead yourself: you don't need any prior repair or AI experience, because every step is scripted and every AI prompt is already written for you.

• "Never used an AI chat assistant? Start here" — a five-minute onboarding in the front matter that gets a complete beginner from zero to ready, using a free AI assistant (no paid plan needed).
• Four rescue prompts you can reach for anytime you're stuck, confused, or the AI's answer doesn't match what you're looking at.
• 12 weekly sessions, each with: a plain-language concept explanation, a concrete worked example, a minute-by-minute session plan, copy/paste AI-tutor prompts at every step, a "show me" checkpoint to confirm you actually got it, common mistakes to watch for, and practice.
• An orientation that starts where every real fix starts — knowing your shutoffs — and the one rule that keeps you safe: diagnose before you touch, and stop at the line.

The 12 weeks

1. Know Your House's Off Switches
2. The Toolbox That Covers 90%
3. Reading the Symptom — diagnose before you touch
4. Drips and Runs: Faucets & Toilets
5. Walls That Take a Hit
6. When the Lights Misbehave (Safely)
7. Doors, Drawers, and Things That Stick
8. Clogs and Slow Drains
9. Caulk, Seal, Weatherproof
10. Project Week I: Pick Your Repair
11. Project Week II: Do the Repair
12. Demo Day and the Maintenance Habit

Who it's for

Adults who want to stop feeling helpless about their own home — renters and homeowners, zero experience assumed. If you own a screwdriver and a phone, you're ready.

Why this instead of a free chatbot

A raw chatbot will happily talk you into an unsafe shortcut. This pack ships the structure and guardrails it lacks: a diagnose-first method, a real 12-week progression, and a tutor set up to confirm the power and water are off before you touch anything — and to stop you and route you to a pro when a job is genuinely dangerous. Competence with a safety net, not confident guessing.

Safety

This is educational content, not professional advice. It teaches confident-DIY-level repairs and, just as importantly, how to recognize the jobs that need a licensed pro — gas, main electrical panels, structural work. Always use your shutoffs, wear protection, and stop when unsure.

FAQ

• Do I need any experience? None. Week 1 is literally finding your off switches; every fix is broken into small, checked steps.
• Which AI does it use? Any modern AI assistant with photo input — ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini. Free versions are enough; no paid plan needed. Never used one before? The guide's first section walks complete beginners through setup in about five minutes.
• Is this safe? Who's liable? It's educational only and teaches you to stop at dangerous work and call a licensed pro (gas, main panel, structural, roofing). You assume the usual DIY risk — use your shutoffs and protective gear, and don't improvise past your comfort.
• Renter-friendly? Yes — most weeks are landlord-approvable small fixes and knowing your shutoffs.
• Refunds? Standard marketplace refund policy applies.

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