I swear, porch timers have a secret party mode they only activate when you’re asleep. Mine once decided to turn the lights on at 4am for no reason—fel...

We had a similar headache when we drained our pool last spring—thought we were being smart by routing the water into a gravel pit. Turns out, gravel a...

Ha, your rusty hinge story made me chuckle because I've been there—but with an old historic home instead of a beach house. Thought I'd save cash on vi...

Haha, been there—standing in the rain, desperately punching numbers into a keypad that's decided to take the day off. Good call on the placement issue...

Totally agree about the rollers—those nylon ones are a lifesaver. I swapped mine out last summer, and it was like night and day. But honestly, sometim...

Haha, totally relate to the "moody roommate" analogy. My historic house seems to actively resist smart tech—like it's offended by modernity or somethi...

You'd be surprised how much those little strips do. I used to think the same thing—figured my ancient garage door opener was just naturally noisy. The...

Haha yep, that's exactly what my grandma used to do in her old Victorian house—swore by it every winter. I tried it myself after getting fed up with t...

We went hydronic when we redid the floors in our old Victorian, and let me tell you...it was definitely an adventure. The plumber practically became p...