GREEN IMPROVEMENTS THAT PAY OFFWAYS TO COMBINE CONTEMPORARY UPGRADES WITH HISTORIC CHARM 31

That tap wasn't even technically malfunctioning. Just annoying. You had to turn it just so and then back toward center to get warm water. If you turned it too fast, it'd shriek. Not loud, but unpleasant — like a kettle screaming. I let it go for far longer than I should've. Blamed the pipes. Blamed the building. Blamed everything except the fact

Eventually, you let go of the floorplan excuses and start questioning your own patience. Not because anything's falling down. The bones are still holding. The house isn't crumbling. On paper, everything holds up. But it also doesn't.You always fight the same misaligned latch. You avoid that one floorboard that squeaks even though it's center stage.