Yeah, prep definitely helps cut down on the frustration factor. I hear you on the HVAC tape thing though—had a similar experience myself. It looked gr...

Yeah, I hear you on that balance thing. When we started building our place, I was all about keeping things simple—partly to save money, partly because...

Totally agree on lighting—learned that the hard way after repainting my living room twice. Also, weirdly enough, navy blue and burnt orange somehow wo...

I've been thinking about this too since we just put in a fire pit last month. We have some fountain grass nearby, and honestly, I never gave it a seco...

I swapped out my bulbs a few months back—went from warm to daylight (around 5000K)—and honestly, it made a bigger difference than I expected. Comfort ...

Man, I feel this. Just moved into my first custom-built place and thought I'd tackle installing the dishwasher myself—figured it'd be straightforward ...

Yeah, learned this the hard way myself. First night with smart bulbs, I set up a "movie mode" that dimmed everything way too dark—ended up tripping ov...

Yeah, I hear you on that. As someone who's just gone through the custom build process myself, I've learned the hard way that being direct and firm (wi...

We went with grading alone at first, thinking it'd be enough...but nope, still had soggy spots after storms. Ended up adding drains later too. Honestl...