BINDER METHOD, ALL DAY That binder trick’s saved me more than once. Had an inspector last fall who insisted my bathroom vent was “too close” to the a...

That’s the part that gets me. I’ve pulled down drywall in a “custom build” and found bathroom vents just dumping into the attic. Looks great on the ou...

Yeah, I hear you on that—been burned myself by “cheap” land that turned out to be a logistical nightmare. Once bought a parcel with a creek running th...

I've had mixed luck with silicone molds myself. Did some custom trim pieces for an old Victorian porch restoration a while back—worked great for captu...

Totally get the charm you're describing, but honestly, some imperfections just drive me nuts. Built my own place a few years back and there's this one...

I looked into cork myself a while back when I redid my home office. It seemed decent enough, but I got hung up on the whole VOC thing—some adhesives a...

Yeah, plumber's putty has saved me more times than I can count. Last summer, I tried one of those fancy silicone sealants on my kitchen sink drain—fig...

Yeah, I've found something similar, though it doesn't always go smoothly. I remember one time I was working on my kitchen remodel, and the electrician...

Had a similar thing happen with my phone—dropped it off a ladder right after logging a bunch of receipts. Thought I lost everything, but luckily had p...

Reminds me of a friend's old house—built in the 1920s, I think. The basement stairs were so steep and narrow, you'd swear they were built for elves or...