TITLE: Building base structures—what if you had to start over? I hear you on the regret. I skipped under-slab insulation in my garage conversion, thi...
Tried that once in my garage, thinking I’d save a few bucks by just sealing the spots that didn’t get much foot traffic. Honestly, it backfired. The u...
I hear you on the window rules. When we remodeled, the inspector flagged our bathroom window for being “too close” to the neighbor’s shed, but couldn’...
Yeah, I hear you. We spent a small fortune insulating the attic and getting rid of every drafty spot in our place, thinking it’d pay off—nope, apprais...
Had a similar experience myself—spent weeks convinced I needed a bigger desk to fix my workspace clutter. Turns out just shifting the desk angle freed...
Had a similar experience myself, but honestly, I'm not totally sold on always hiring a surveyor right away. Last spring, when we were looking at a pro...
I get the notebook thing, but honestly, it never quite worked out for me. I tried it once when we were renovating our kitchen—figured I'd keep track o...
I've dabbled with energy monitoring before, but honestly, HomeKit was a bit underwhelming for me. It felt like Apple kept things overly simplified, wh...
Yeah, that's a fair point. I remember when my brother-in-law went with cork flooring in his basement to save money. It felt great underfoot at first, ...
Same here. I used to roll my eyes whenever my dad insisted on keeping cash handy—thought he was just being old-school. Then last winter, ice storm hit...
I'm still not totally sold on cordless nailers. Borrowed a friend's battery-powered one last month for a deck project, and while it was handy not drag...
Funny you mention dimmers—I was skeptical at first because of the extra cost, but after installing one in our dining area, I totally get it now. Still...
Ha, I feel you on the burnout. I used to be all about those meticulously color-coded spreadsheets—spent hours tweaking formulas and making sure everyt...
Yeah, that's a fair point. I remember this old theater downtown—beautiful place, ornate ceilings, the works—but the fire exits were basically glorifie...