WHY DOES EVERYTHING HAVE TO BE SO COMPLICATED TO FILL OUT? I’m right there with you. When we started our build, I honestly thought the paperwork woul...

Totally get what you mean about the foam—my first winter here, I thought I’d outsmarted the mice with a whole can of it. Next thing I knew, they’d jus...

WHAT HAPPENS IF YOUR HOUSE ISN’T FINISHED WHEN IT’S TIME TO SWITCH LOANS? We got stuck in this exact situation last year—our builder was waiting on c...

Estimating Building Expenses: What Tools Or Sites Do You Trust? I totally get what you mean about the spreadsheets. I tried using one of those online...

Totally relate to the “moldy wall of regrets”—I tried one of those felt pocket things last spring and it was like a science experiment gone wrong by A...

I totally get that. When we were building, I remember thinking, “Didn’t we just answer this question last week?” It’s weird how much depends on the in...

NO MORE DEAD ZONES: HOW I GOT WIFI IN MY BACKYARD SHED Conduit definitely seems like the safer bet. When we moved in last year, I thought I could jus...

Title: Keeping Track Of Your Construction Loan Payments Without Losing Your Mind That made me laugh—I've definitely had those “how did this get here?...

That “dance” is way too real. We just finished building our first house last year, and I swear, every time we thought we had the rules figured out, so...