Ben Larson

Ben writes about the practical side of keeping a coastal home standing: hardware that survives salt and wind, repairs worth doing properly, and the plain choice that outlasts the shiny one. He looks first at whether a thing will still be working after a hard winter and a power cut. His pieces favour honest value over marketing, fixing before replacing, and the quiet confidence of a job that holds. If it cannot take a Cape southeaster, he would rather you knew before you paid for it.