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RE: Keeping the critters out: weird but effective tricks?
- I’ve tried the fishing line trick at staggered heights - honestly, it worked for a while, but the rabbits eventually figured it out or just squeezed under. - Burying mesh is more effective, but it’s a pain to install...
RE: Estimating building expenses: what tools or sites do you trust?
Estimating Building Expenses: What Tools Or Sites Do You Trust? Totally get where you’re coming from. The reclaimed/salvaged market is just so unpredictable - one week you find a batch of old-growth flooring for next ...
RE: What if your city paid you to use less water?
- Totally agree about the “gravel desert” look. I’ve worked on a few remodels where the outside was just endless gray rock - felt like walking into a parking lot, not a home. - There are so many low-water options that ar...
RE: Struggling with ventilation inspection requirements lately
- Ran into this on a 1920s bungalow last year - vent had to go right through a cove ceiling. - Inspector wanted it “flush,” but that just wasn’t happening unless we tore out half the dining room. - Ended up painting ...
RE: Digging into property easements - anyone else find online tools confusing?
DIGGING INTO PROPERTY EASEMENTS - ANYONE ELSE FIND ONLINE TOOLS CONFUSING? - Totally agree, those GIS layers are great for rough sketches or figuring out general flow. - I’ll usually overlay them with my own measurement...
RE: Struggling with ventilation inspection requirements lately
STRUGGLING WITH VENTILATION INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS LATELY - Totally get the temptation to rush, but I’ve seen “hidden” vents mess up entire room layouts - like, moisture stains on custom wall finishes that looked fine ...
RE: Building green? Watch out for those sneaky VOCs
BUILDING GREEN? WATCH OUT FOR THOSE SNEAKY VOCS You’re definitely not imagining it. Even products labeled “low-VOC” can still have off-gassing, especially right after install. Here’s what I’ve noticed in a bunch of pr...
RE: My Adventure With DIY Concrete Foundations
MY ADVENTURE WITH DIY CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS Really appreciate your take on this. I get where you’re coming from - concrete just delivers a level of permanence you can’t always count on with modular systems. A few quick t...
RE: Color combos that oddly please the brain
COLOR COMBOS THAT ODDLY PLEASE THE BRAIN - Lighting’s honestly the arch-nemesis of every paint chip. I’ve had clients swear a color was “perfect” in the showroom, only to call me in a panic when it looked like pea soup ...
RE: MY NEW FIRE PIT SEEMS GREAT, BUT IS IT REALLY SAFE?
Good points about gravel size - pea gravel can definitely get messy. A couple things that helped me: - Used angular gravel (3/4 inch) like you mentioned, drains way better. - Added a permeable landscape fabric underneat...