East Bay Home and Gardens

About the House: What It Means to Say a House Has Good Bones

By Matt Cantor
Wednesday January 14, 2009

During inspections, I often hear people refer to old houses as having “good bones.” This is such a trigger for me that I have to duct-tape my mouth shut to keep from launching into a harangue on what is good and bad about old houses. Luckily for me, when I sit down to my computer, I can digitally rant all day long. There’s no duct tape on my keyboard. So here goes: -more-