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#1915House Featurette

The entire #1915House series in one short feature. Listen for the voices. Watch it in the dark! DIYer, YouTuber and escapee from …

Secret Door in a Haunted House

There are a lot of hidden secrets in #1915House, but so far there’s no movable shelf hidden door to a secret room. …

Before and Afterlife

Every DIY comes with a before and after tour. Before there were so many plans and dreams for the future. After – …

Watch Your Step

The stairway in a 100 year old house can be steep, winding and treacherous. In #1915House it was always my plan to …

In the In-Between

There shouldn’t be a space like this in #1915House. There shouldn’t be in any house. I’m between the walls, or between the …

Time to Step Inside

Nothing has got according to plan in the renovation of #1915House. I’m done pretending the weirdness isn’t happening. I have to find …

No Time to Sleep

This is not a vlog. I don’t do dream journals or updates on my week. But something happened. Something I have to …

Practical Joke on the Joker

I’m stepping away from upstairs projects. Things were getting a bit too weird up there, so it’s time to lighten things up …

Like Ripping off a Bandage

Now that the walls are taken care of (except for the windows that lead nowhere) it’s time to attack this worn, ugly …

Behind the Walls

  This 100 year old house is covered with paneling that was put up in the 60s. Why would they want to …

Skeleton Pedestal

Finally putting a personal touch on the master bath of my 100 year old house by fabricating a custom pedestal sink. Who …

Walkthrough to the Other Side

When you move into a new house, every visitor gets the tour. Follow me through #1915House and see what I have planned …

Do You Hear It?

Thank you for following along in my adventure to fix up #1915House, but Something is wrong. When you renovate you stir the …

What’s Happening at #1915House?

What’s happening at #1915House? You know I’m fixing the old place up, but things are getting… strange. Things wake up when you …

History Lesson

Casters with used up clay wheels off a restoration project  (remember roller skates with clay wheels?)

Do You Even Lift?

Missed the gym today, but spent an hour lifting, lugging, sorting & chucking logs, doors, rocks, farm implements & bob wire. Now …

Haunted?

Wind blew the cover off the attic access at the foot of the bed last night. Scared the bejesus outta me #haunted …

It’s So Sticky

I think it’s fair to say I’m a pretty good maker of things and problem solver – but I’m being totally defeated …

How to Haunt Your Bathroom

The bathroom in my 100 year old craftsman style house is getting a makeover. The mirror is temporarily down, which gives me …

Reversing the Swing of a Gate

My neighbors installed a fence that prevents by gate from opening all the way, making my driveway too narrow. Time for some …

Are You a Maker?

I’m a maker. Are you? If you are, or if you’d like to be, or if you just like to watch things …

Review: Dyson Hot+Cool Fan

The master bedroom of my 1915 craftsman style house has exterior walls to the east, south and west. That means constant sun …

Me and TOH on the Same Page?

Coincidentally, this weekend Ask This Old House installed a post light in a front yard and I installed one in the master …

Attic Odyssey

It’s finally raining in LA, so I finally know there’s a leak in my 100 year old house. It’s in a downstairs …

Full Turnout This Year

Some candid shots of me and my staff at the DoItWithJustin holiday party. Happy New Year from all of us to all …

Time Lapse

Whoa, when did it get dark? At some point before I finished my final topcoat. Time for lunch I guess.