MAKING THE SWITCH TO WATER-SAVING TOILETS: WORTH IT? I've fiddled with the fill valve on a couple of these low-flow models, and honestly, sometimes y...

Title: Weighing the pros and cons of switching to a 15-year mortgage Yeah, that flexibility is hard to give up. I ran the numbers a bunch of times an...

That’s been my experience too. I put in some injection-molded deck balusters a few years back—went with a fiberglass-reinforced polymer, and they’ve h...

Yeah, running conduit always sounds like a good idea until you’re sweating in the crawlspace cursing your life. I’ve been there. Mesh extenders are wa...

Totally agree—odd-shaped lots can be a steal if you’re not afraid of a little creative problem-solving. I ended up with a wedge-shaped lot that looked...

HOW DO YOU HANDLE SURPRISE COSTS WITHOUT WRECKING YOUR FINANCES? I get where you’re coming from. Sinking funds sound great on paper, but when you’re ...

Can’t argue with that—there’s only so much beige a person can take before it starts to feel like you’re living in a waiting room. I did a kitchen reno...

Good point about drainage—definitely something people overlook when they're excited about a good deal. I remember checking out a plot last year that l...