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Plain-English guides for Connecticut homes.
What to check, what to ask, and what things should cost — before anyone picks up a tool. No jargon and no sales pitch.
Guides & articles
What to check, what to ask, what it costs.
The 12-point home safety checklist
The exact things to check room by room before a parent comes home — grab bars, thresholds, lighting, and the three spots people forget.
Home safety · 5 min read →
Grab bars: what holds and what does not
Why a bar screwed into tile fails, what a stud finder is really telling you, and what to ask before anyone installs one.
Bathroom safety · 6 min read →
Arranging repairs for a parent far away
How to scope the work from 800 miles out, what to ask for in a photo update, and how to pay without being there.
For family far away · 7 min read →
The four kinds of handyman work
Safety, repairs, maintenance and improvements — which one you need, and what each usually costs.
Start here · 4 min read →
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