I swear, old houses are like playing hide-and-seek with your plumbing. Last year, I chased a “mystery drip” for weeks—turned out the culprit was a pip...

I hear you on the siding—been there, repainted that. Ever notice how “weather-resistant” sometimes just means “resistant for one season”? I tried to c...

Risk tolerance is right. Living in a house built before indoor plumbing was even a thing, I’ve learned the hard way that “just tightening a fitting” c...

WHEN DOES A "WEEKEND PLUMBING JOB" EVER ACTUALLY TAKE A WEEKEND? I swear, the only thing that ever gets done in a weekend is the demolition part. Eve...

I swear, living in a house built before indoor plumbing was a thing has turned me into both a perfectionist and a master of “good enough.” I’ll spend ...

Been there—except my “window” was a rickety old coal chute that’s probably seen more raccoons than humans in the last fifty years. I swear, these hist...

Honestly, same here. My kitchen is straight out of 1952 and the oven’s got two dials and zero labels—sometimes I’m just hoping for edible. Does convec...