Welcome — and thanks for stopping by.

OldHomeRestorationGuide.com is an educational (and, hopefully, entertaining) website focused on restoring, maintaining, and improving older homes. We publish practical, research-backed guides on the projects that come up again and again in old houses, along with information on period-appropriate materials and preservation-friendly approaches. The goal is simple: help you choose the right tools, techniques, and products so your repairs are safer, more effective, and more respectful of your home’s character.

From time to time, we may recommend and link to home improvement items that readers might need to complete a project safely and correctly. If you purchase something through one of our links, we may earn a referral fee from the vendor. There’s no added cost to you, and our recommendations are based on personal experience and/or careful research — not on referral income.

What we aren’t

We aren’t professional contractors, and we aren’t affiliated with any service provider.

What we are

We’re sometimes DIYers, old-home owners, architecture enthusiasts, and people who genuinely love old houses — their craftsmanship, their quirks, and the stories they carry.

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Where to go next

If you’re new here, a good next step is to browse the latest posts, or search for the problem you’re trying to solve (drafts, sticking windows, peeling paint, squeaky floors, mystery moisture — you know the ones).

And if you’d like, you can join our email list. We’ll send new guides, plus occasional checklists and practical resources. Don’t worry – We’ll be respectful of your email and not spam.
Even better: you can tell us what you’re working on — and what you wish you could find a clear, trustworthy guide for. That feedback helps shape what we publish next.

Thanks again for being here — and welcome.

“It is a mistake to think of houses, old houses, as being empty. They are filled with memories, with the faded echoes of voices.”

— Nora Roberts