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Preventing Molehills from Becoming Mountains

I’m sure you’ve heard the expression before — “You’re making a mountain out of a molehill.” That’s what this section is all about — small problems that can get nasty really quickly if they’re not remedied early. It’s common sense and much easier to solve a problem when it’s smaller rather than larger. Take, for instance, a nail hole I found protruding from the roof of my home (there are pictures in the first section). Had I checked and repaired the situation early on, I wouldn’t have had the problem of wet and disintegrating drywall on the ceiling of the spare bedroom. Now, I have two problems to fix. You get the idea. The worst thing you can do with a small needed repair is ignore it!