TALKING HOME RENOVATIONS
with THE HOUSE MAVEN
Are you planning a home renovation and worried that you don’t know what you are doing? Talking Home Renovations with the House Maven is an educational and entertaining podcast that will ease your fears. Join architect Katharine MacPhail as she interviews contractors, vendors, other architects, and homeowners and gathers tips and cautionary tales about home renovations. Learn about materials, what to expect, what to avoid, and how to make the most of the money that you will spend on your renovation.
Mona Ying Reeves, architect, renovation coach and serial renovator, joins me in this episode to talk about gender roles in home renovations. How can we change the dynamic for the … Gender Roles in Home Renovations Read More »
In 2021 I interviewed designer Cara Newhart about her mission to empower women to tackle home improvement and renovation projects on their own. I’m glad to revisit this interview in … Empowering Women to DIY revisited Read More »
This episode is advice from just me, answering a listener’s question about how to know if he should undergo a renovation at his house and how to start if he … If and How to Start a Renovation Read More »
We revisited episode 62 this week, 2 years later. High Performance Architect Emily Mottram joins me in this episode to talk about the renovation she is undertaking at her home … Pretty Good Renovation Revisited Read More »
Laura Parrish is my guest this week, talking about her historic Massachusetts properties. She bought her 1855 Italianate mansion in New Bedford about 10 years ago, and is now working … Renovating and Renting Out Historic Properties Read More »
This week we revisited an episode from November 2021 on Return on Investments when it comes to renovations. I interviewed her about 6 months before we sold our house and … Return on Investment Revisited Read More »
My guest this week is Katelyn Parker, an architect and podcaster working in Tulsa Oklahoma. Katelyn was my guest back on episode 54 discussing the renovation of her home in … Podcasting and Old Houses Read More »
Homes everywhere are susceptible to some sort of natural disaster. Carl Dugas of Storm Guard Roofing in Louisiana provides a firsthand account as to what recovery looks like and how … Storm Damage- Roofs and Preparation Read More »
The last episode of season 5 is a new renovation story. Sarah and Kevin unexpectedly fell in love with an Italianate house a few hours from Toronto, which started their … Modern Living in Old Houses Read More »
We are taking a break for a few weeks and revisiting renovation stories from the past few years. This one is a cautionary tale with a happy ending, originally published … Condo disaster with a happy ending Read More »