The garage is a concrete box with exposed studs, a bare lightbulb, and a floor that has absorbed 15 years of oil drips, road salt,

Water around the base of the toilet means the wax seal between the toilet and the floor flange has failed. The seal is a ring

The empty cardboard tube is still on the holder. The new roll is on the back of the toilet tank, on the counter, on the

The attic has been storing things for years. The Christmas decorations are balanced across the joists. The luggage is wedged between two truss webs. A

The concrete foundation wall runs the entire perimeter of the basement. It is cold, solid, and was never intended to have wood framing attached to

The toilet supply line is the flexible hose that runs from the shutoff valve on the wall or floor to the fill valve on the

The concrete basement floor is the starting point for every framed wall in the basement. The bottom plate sits directly on the concrete. The entire

You reach behind the toilet to turn off the water before swapping out the fill valve. The oval handle refuses to budge. You apply a

The attic office has a single advantage that no other home office in the house can match: it is separated from the rest of the

The attic bedroom has two problems working together. The ceiling slants down on both sides, and at its highest point, the peak, it is only