Title: What if your city paid you to use less water? Yeah, I’ve seen those rock-only yards that just look sad after a while. Hardscape has its place,...

ARE BUILDER REFERENCES REALLY THAT HELPFUL OR JUST FLUFF? I get where you’re coming from—references can feel pretty staged, and yeah, sometimes they’...

Honestly, I can’t count the number of times I’ve pulled up to a house and had to squint at some artsy little number plaque hidden behind a bush or hal...

Honestly, I get the skepticism. Half the time those reference calls feel like a formality. But yeah, sometimes you do pick up on little hints—nobody’s...

Yeah, those stickers are a total eyesore. I get why they’re there—safety and all that—but it feels like overkill sometimes, especially when you’re try...

TRIMMING DOWN EXPENSES ON PROJECT SUPPLIES Yeah, I’ve tried going the dirt-cheap route with tarps and plastic too. Ended up with a shredded mess afte...

Mixing cast parts with molded ones definitely has its quirks. I swapped out some plastic handles for cast aluminum on a set of cabinets a few years ba...

You're definitely onto something with the showroom setups being misleading. I've noticed this a bunch of times too, not just faucets but even showerhe...

Metal roofing's definitely worth considering, especially if you're thinking long-term. A buddy of mine switched to metal about five years ago after de...

Yeah, it's always the hidden stuff that gets you. When we renovated our kitchen, I thought I had it all covered too—then bam, mold behind the cabinets...