That’s pretty much how it goes at my place too. I’ve tried apps, spreadsheets, the works… but honestly, nothing beats scribbling on whatever’s handy a...

That’s pretty much my experience too. My house is pushing 120 years old, so I’ve tried just about every finish on these floors over the years. Hardwax...

Had to laugh at the idea of rainbow gutters—my old Victorian would probably faint. I actually tried vinyl wrap on my downspouts a few years back (not ...

Yeah, those sensors just don’t get along with winter hands. I’ve got an old house and honestly, half the time I’m just hoping the original lock doesn’...

I get what you mean about old fixes lasting, but sometimes I think it’s just luck. Seen similar stuff—one time I found a car jack in the crawlspace, ...

Belt drives definitely help, but honestly, anti-vibration pads made a bigger difference than I expected. My house is pushing a century old, and the jo...

Had something similar happen in our old Victorian. Thought we were good because the basement looked dry, but turns out moisture was creeping up throug...

We had a similar issue in our old Victorian—thought it was just a quick tile swap, but ended up discovering rotted subflooring once we pulled things u...

Haha, totally feel you on the touchscreen issue. I put a fancy fingerprint lock on our old Victorian's back door thinking it'd be perfect—no more fumb...

Interesting to hear cork bounced back that well. I've mostly stuck with tile in my old place—it's survived a few basement floods without any drama. Cu...

That's good to hear about decomposed granite. I've considered it before but ended up going with brick pavers since they matched our historic home's lo...

Haha, knob-and-tube wiring...been there, done that. When we redid our upstairs bath, I swear every wall had some surprise waiting—old plumbing patched...

Yep, learned that one the hard way myself. Our historic home's basement used to flood every spring until we finally got serious about gutters and grad...