Matt's Column
Matt Cantor has a bad attitude and eagerly shares it in his weekly column at the Daily Planet. Of the roughly 170 essays Matt contributed to the paper since 2005, the majority relate to how houses are built and the myriad, exciting ways in which they fall apart or try to kill you.
Many of the articles are designed to help you cope with the nasty things you are likely to face (often unknowingly) as an owner or renter in one of these boxy things we live in. Some, however, diverge from the practical and meander through amusement parks of philosophical and psychological examinations of our relationships with the places we live in. Hopefully some are funny too.
About the House: Some Cures for Noisy Neighbors
About the House: Home Repairs: Never Do Anything Twice By MATT CANTOR
About the House: If the Shower Scalds With Each Flush By MATT CANTOR
About the House: Knobs, Tubes and French Resistance
The Inspector’s Secret: Sit Down and Look By MATT CANTOR
About the House: Getting To Know Your Handyman By MATT CANTOR
About the House: The Practical Realities of Remodeling By MATT CANTOR
About the House: That 300-Year-Old House By MATT CANTOR
About the House: Those Awful Aluminum Windows By MATT CANTOR
About the House: Detailed Inspections Can Benefit Sellers By MATT CANTOR
About the House: Remodeling Your Only Bathroom
Art Is Everywhere in New York City
About the House: How to Heat Your Little Home By MATT CANTOR
Many of the articles are designed to help you cope with the nasty things you are likely to face (often unknowingly) as an owner or renter in one of these boxy things we live in. Some, however, diverge from the practical and meander through amusement parks of philosophical and psychological examinations of our relationships with the places we live in. Hopefully some are funny too.
About the House: Some Cures for Noisy Neighbors
About the House: Home Repairs: Never Do Anything Twice By MATT CANTOR
About the House: If the Shower Scalds With Each Flush By MATT CANTOR
About the House: Knobs, Tubes and French Resistance
The Inspector’s Secret: Sit Down and Look By MATT CANTOR
About the House: Getting To Know Your Handyman By MATT CANTOR
About the House: The Practical Realities of Remodeling By MATT CANTOR
About the House: That 300-Year-Old House By MATT CANTOR
About the House: Those Awful Aluminum Windows By MATT CANTOR
About the House: Detailed Inspections Can Benefit Sellers By MATT CANTOR
About the House: Remodeling Your Only Bathroom
Art Is Everywhere in New York City
About the House: How to Heat Your Little Home By MATT CANTOR