Couldn't agree more on this point. I remember a few years back, I tried using some leftover landscaping fabric in my attic thinking it'd be a quick fi...

This hits home for me. When we bought our first house, we went with a lender who seemed incredibly upfront—clear language, no confusing jargon, everyt...

Good points, especially about reclaimed materials. I once spent weeks hunting down old barn beams for a pergola—worth every splinter, haha. But honest...

We went with a deck ourselves, mostly because our yard slopes a bit and it was easier to level things out that way. But I gotta admit, sometimes I env...