Yeah, I’ve had digital maps tell me there’s nothing but open space, then the field crew hits a buried cable nobody knew about. Once, we even found an ...
Title: When Was the Last Time Your City Changed Its Construction Rules? The timing on these rule changes always seems to catch me mid-project. Last y...
BUILDING BASE STRUCTURES—WHAT IF YOU HAD TO START OVER? Funny timing, because I was just revisiting some notes from a project we did about twelve yea...
Funny thing, I once had an inspector insist a vent go smack in the middle of a conference room ceiling, right above where the projector was supposed t...
Funny you mention that—I actually did a project last year where the client wanted “no visible switches” in their media room. We ended up tucking most ...
You're definitely making sense here. I've seen engineered floors hold up beautifully when the install and acclimation were spot-on, but I've also had ...
This hits home for me. A couple of years back, I bought an older place to renovate, thinking it'd be straightforward—famous last words, right? When I ...
Kiwi vines can be great, but from my experience, they're not exactly low-maintenance either. A few years back, I was developing a small residential pr...
Totally relate to your flooring anecdote—had a similar situation recently with kitchen countertops. The clients were dead set on quartz everywhere, bu...
Haha, I feel this. The other night I asked mine to play a movie and it started reading out movie reviews instead. Took me a minute to realize what was...
We replaced a bunch of windows in one of our older rental properties a couple years back, and I was curious about the same thing. Being a bit of a num...
Had a similar experience with reclaimed flooring myself—picked up a batch that looked gorgeous at first glance, but man, those hidden nails were bruta...
Passive solar can be hit or miss in colder areas, honestly. Did a project up north where we integrated it carefully—worked great for heating bills, bu...
Congrats on surviving the remodel! I totally get the microwave dinner fatigue—been there myself. A couple years back, I tackled a bathroom renovation ...