Building Base Structures—What If You Had to Start Over? Funny how true that is. When we did our garage slab a few years back, I thought I could sav...

NEED ADVICE ON REPLACING AN OLD LEAKY ROOF I totally get caring about the style—my partner and I went back and forth on colors for weeks. Ended up wi...

DIGGING INTO PROPERTY EASEMENTS—ANYONE ELSE FIND ONLINE TOOLS CONFUSING? I hear you on the drone and LIDAR apps—tried one myself because I didn’t wan...

Couldn’t agree more. I went with the “budget” brushed nickel in my last place, thinking I was being smart, but two years in and the finish started bub...

I get the temptation to use all those fancy products, but honestly, I’ve been on a pretty tight budget with my attic projects. Ended up using a combo ...

Totally get where you’re coming from, but sometimes all that paperwork chasing feels like it adds up to more hours (and costs) than it saves. Had a pr...

I totally relate to the furniture issue. When we moved into our apartment, I fell in love with this gorgeous dining table I saw online. It had this ru...

We had a similar deal at our old place—didn't even realize how noisy things were until we fixed up the insulation. We were kinda tight on cash, so ins...

Totally get what you're saying about convenience being tempting. When we built our place a couple years back, we were so drained by the end of constru...

That's a really good point. Reminds me of when we renovated our kitchen on a tight budget. The contractor was clearly hesitant to question the plans a...

Totally get that. When we built our place, the builder's lender seemed convenient at first, but then we realized their closing costs were higher than ...

We had a similar experience when we redid our kitchen counters. Thought we were being super eco-conscious by choosing reclaimed wood from a local carp...