The people behind EveryHouse
Every guide here is written, tested and signed by a person. Four regulars, no ghostwriters.
Delphine Roux Lead writer
Eight years writing lifestyle features, allergic to showroom photography. she starts with your real life, then aesthetics.
- Limits of neighbourly help: for people with no spare time
- Looking out for an older neighbour: how to tell you are doing it right
- Volunteering locally: when a professional should step in
- Telling neighbours about renovation: the wrong order wears you out
- What a residents' committee does: when a professional should step in
- Privacy limits for cameras: costing it honestly
- Plans for water and power cuts: the wrong order wears you out
- Socket load and extension leads: for people with no spare time
Amos Reilly Contributing editor
Six years as a home-organising consultant, mostly undoing container shopping sprees. he writes only what can be maintained.
- Using shared spaces: the version that fits a real home
- Preventing objects thrown from height: how to tell you are doing it right
- When a dispute escalates: five common misreadings
- Settling into a long-term home: from messy to orderly
- Solving a pet nuisance: when a professional should step in
- Safety habits when living alone: costing it honestly
- Neighbour support networks: costing it honestly
- Placing a gas alarm: for people with no spare time
Sonia Marchetti Staff writer
Two children at home, years of tracking spending and chores. she prefers the rules of drawer dividers pieces built around tables.
- Rules for parcel collection: costing it honestly
- Effects of subdivided flats: how to start and how to keep it
- Managing a rented-out unit: when a professional should step in
- Approaching a noise problem: the wrong order wears you out
- Where parking disputes end: five common misreadings
- The leaving-the-house check: five common misreadings
- After a fire: what next: from messy to orderly
- Choosing a fire extinguisher: from messy to orderly
Victor Ashby Regular contributor
Previously coordinated renovation projects, now writes about how homes actually work. he flags what should have been solved during building work.
- Coordinating a lift retrofit: the wrong order wears you out
- Joining community events: the version that fits a real home
- Mapping local resources: the version that fits a real home
- What to do about clutter in shared halls: how to tell you are doing it right
- Channels for talking to management: how to tell you are doing it right
- Building an emergency kit: how to tell you are doing it right
- Running a home drill: when a professional should step in
- Drawing an escape route: only a few moves matter