Before you call your Go to Guy, try these simple fixes.

There will be plenty of times you will need the help of a professional, but before you make that call try these simple fixes for everyday problems.

Stabilize a wobbly showerhead

If the pipe coming out of your shower wall ends up getting a little loose, an easy fix is to pull back the flange and apply some expanding foam into the gap around the shower arm. As the stuff dries, it will fill the cavity and keep the pipe in place, eliminating any wobble.

Silence Squeaky floors

Squeaky floors can be a super-annoying problem in your house, whether under carpet or a hardwood floor. To get rid of noises under carpet, use a stud finder to find a floor joist near the squeak and then use a drill to drive in a low-profile trim screw (without threads near the head) through the carpet and pad and into solid wood. Drive in more if it still makes noise. For wood floors, it's even simpler. Just sprinkle a good amount of talcum powder (you may know this by its common name: baby powder), on to the cracks near the squeak. Use a broom to spread the powder around and to get in down into the gaps, and the noises should cease.

Quiet Squealing hinges

When door hinges start to squeal, you can spray some lubricant like WD-40 into the middle of the hinge to quiet them. If that doesn't work, try knocking the hinge pin up about halfway with a screwdriver and hammer, and then rubbing some lubricant like 3-in-one oil on it. Tap it back down and then move the door back and forth, and your squeak should be gone.

Make your tub sparkle

After a few years of daily use, the minerals in water—not to mention dirt and sloughed off skin cells—can make any tub look stained and dingy. Instead of reaching for some harsh chemicals, mix up equal amounts of baking soda and cream of tartar (found in your grocery's spice section) with lemon juice until it forms a paste. Apply to stains and rub in, then wait about an hour and rinse.

Smooth out sticky windows

Windows that stutter and skip and stick when you try to open for a bit of fresh air are extremely annoying. Trying to force windows open when sticky can also stress the window and cause damage over time, so next you feel resistance, spray a bit of silicone lubricant on a rag and then lightly coat the guides. This works for plastic, metal, or wood.

Restore faucet flow

Eventually faucet heads will start to show a reduced flow and may even begin to release water in an uneven spray. This is caused by buildup of tiny grains of sand or other mineral deposits that gum up the aerator—or mesh screen—at the tip of the faucet. Wrap some tape around the aerator to protect it and then twist off (lefty loosey, righty tighty!). Wash out debris and then let it soak in vinegar for about an hour. Scrub it clean and then reassemble.

Silence a slamming screen door

Warm weather and blue skies means a lot of traipsing in and out of your house. And if you have a screen door to allow fresh breezes to flow through, that also means a lot of banging and noise as it slams closed. Just dab a couple of short beads of silicone caulk along the inner door jamb where it hits and let dry with the door open. The silicone pads will help quiet the racket.

Unclog a toilet

Before adding harsh chemicals to your toilet to free up stubborn clogs that a plunger struggles with, dump in about half a cup of liquid dishwashing soap into the bowl. Let it mix and lubricate the walls of the toilet for around an hour. Try flushing it again and the slick soap should've coated everything enough to allow it to all smoothly slide through.

Stop a Running Toilet

The most common culprit here is a leaky rubber flapper, which allows water to flow from the tank to the bowl when you flush. There's a very simple and inexpensive fix, but first verify that the flapper's the cause by dropping some food coloring into the tank. Wait a few minutes. If you see the food coloring bleeding into the bowl, take a trip to your local hardware store to pick up a new flapper.