Mind-blowing Smart Home Technology + Daryl Hall’s 1787 Farm House + Fixing Cracked Concrete Floors
Mind-blowing Smart Home Technology + Daryl Hall’s 1787 Farm House + Fixing Cracked Concrete Floors  
Podcast: This Old House Radio Hour
Published On: Tue Aug 12 2025
Description: Tech Radar’s Lance Ulanoff reveals the one smart home upgrade that truly changes how your house functions—and it’s not what you think. Plus, Daryl Hall gives a tour of his 1787 farmhouse, and our experts answer your calls on noisy windows, wobbly railings, and cracked concrete floors. In This Episode, You Will Learn:The one smart home upgrade worth investing in—and how it actually works (1:00)What to do if your stair railing is wobbly and unsafe (09:05)How to block out highway noise with an interior storm window (20:16)The best way to fix and seal a powdery, cracked concrete floor (26:11)How Daryl Hall restored his 1787 farmhouse—and what it taught him about (32:49)Keywords: #SmartHomeUpgrade #SmartThermostat #SmartHomePrivacy #DarylHallHouse #ThisOldHousePodcast #HistoricHomeTour #DIYHomeRepair #NoisyWindowsFix #CrackedConcreteFloor #StairRailingRepair