A couple of autumns ago, I helped a client reorganize a detached two-car garage that felt more like an obstacle…
A few winters ago, I was hunched over an old cast-iron table saw restoration inside a poorly lit, unheated garage…
Last spring, I got a frantic call from a homeowner who had just noticed a gaping 3-inch hole near the…
It was a pitch-black November evening when an ambulance driver circled my client’s suburban block three times, desperately searching for…
A few years back, I pulled into a client’s suburban garage to inspect a minor wall-framing job. What I saw…
A few springs ago, I was invited to appraise a historic property in Connecticut that had been lingering on the…
Over 80% of all domestic slips and falls occur in one single room: the bathroom. A few years ago, I…
I once walked into a open-house consultation where the home seller was convinced she needed to spend $25,000 to completely…
I recently visited a client who had just spent over $4,000 upgrading her front entryway with a solid mahogany door,…
I once got an urgent call from a homeowner who came home to find his side yard wide open and…