Honestly, I’ve been burned by relying too much on those online maps. When we started our build, the GIS showed a utility easement that didn’t match wh...

I’ve tried the color-coded vest thing and honestly, it just made everyone look like they were about to run a marathon. Cheat sheet on the phone is way...

WHERE DO YOU EVEN START WITH HIRING SOMEONE TO DESIGN YOUR HOUSE? Couldn’t agree more with this. When we started our build, I thought the designer ...

Couldn’t agree more about needing some wiggle room. When we moved in, I thought I had everything budgeted, but then the water heater quit out of nowhe...

DIGGING INTO PROPERTY EASEMENTS—ANYONE ELSE FIND ONLINE TOOLS CONFUSING? I ran into something similar when we started building—old utility easements ...

SMART HOME ECOSYSTEMS WORTH CHECKING OUT I get the appeal of hard-wiring critical sensors, but honestly, I went a different direction and haven't reg...