I’ve owned this 100 year old house for almost 3 years now. It keeps me awake at night thinking about all the things that might go wrong with it, and the work required to fix it in the worst case.

Like I am worried about the slow drain gully, and that the garden could need dug up to fix it, or that there’s a patch of roof that needs doing, or the gutters might be leaking. I feel like I can’t trust workmen because I’ve had mixed experiences in the past. But sitting up at night worrying about the next storm or time I take a bath isn’t great either. I dread having the disruption and strangers working on my house. 

Sometimes I have dreams that the foundation is falling in too. We moved in just before the pandemic and I’ve never felt at ease.

What might help? I feel like others I know don’t feel the same way about their homes.