DIGGING INTO PROPERTY EASEMENTS—ANYONE ELSE FIND ONLINE TOOLS CONFUSING? Man, I hear you on the GIS maps. The first time I tried to use one, I though...
MAKING THE SWITCH TO WATER-SAVING TOILETS: WORTH IT? You nailed it about the savings. I remember the first time I walked through one of the older bui...
French drains really are the unsung heroes of flat lot development. I remember this one project where we tried to get clever with a dry creek bed feat...
WHEN THE NIGHT SKY TURNS TO DAY: WHAT IF YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD WAS LIT UP 24/7? Funny thing—I once worked on a project where the HOA wanted to light up...
HOW DO YOU REALLY SAVE WATER AT HOME? QUICK POLL I get the appeal of low-flow everything and the greywater hacks—honestly, I’ve installed my share of...
That’s classic—nature always finds a way. I once tried burying irrigation lines and the local critters treated it like their personal buffet. Mesh has...
Funny, I’ve run into the same thing—contractors saying, “too many draws slows us down.” I get it, but like you said, Once had a project where we skip...