The Plant That’s Been Holding Your Windows Together Since the 1600s
A small, blue-flowered plant has been keeping British homes standing since long before anyone called it maintenance, and its legacy…
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The Engineer Who Knocked and Already Knew What Was Wrong
It’s 1974. The location is somewhere in Britain. An engineer from the Gas Board is making his way up your…
Maintenance Speaks With a Regional Accent
So, a plasterer in Huddersfield and a plasterer in Guildford are, on paper, doing the same job – mixing stuff…
The Line That Says Making Something Better Counts as Doing Less
There’s a moment, usually shortly after a large bill arrives, where you wonder whether ‘better’ is always actually better. You’ve…
The Bill That Handed You a Gutter and Wished You Luck
There is a particular kind of British homeowner who walks past the same patch of damp on his ceiling for…
What the Pub Landlord Knows That You Don’t
Walk past a Victorian pub on a wet Tuesday morning and there's a decent chance you'll see a van outside,…
The Quiet Legal Process Happening Every Time You Fix Something Properly
A judge once spent three days deciding in a county court archive whether or not a garden ornament is part…
The Best Home Inspector You’ve Ever Had Is Probably About Four Years Old
Watch a small child walk into a room and you'll notice they don't really look at it. They touch it.…