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RE: Building my dream home: went with a one-time close loan - anyone else try this route?
Couldn’t agree more with this. I did the same thing when we built a few years ago - ran conduit to every room, even spots I wasn’t sure about, just in case. It felt a little excessive at the time (my contractor definitel...
RE: Keeping the critters out: weird but effective tricks?
Totally agree - sometimes all the gadgets in the world can’t beat a little elbow grease and some copper mesh. I tried those ultrasonic things too, and I swear the mice just used them as background music. The only thing t...
RE: Why does every outlet in my house need to be GFCI now?
WHY DOES EVERY OUTLET IN MY HOUSE NEED TO BE GFCI NOW? That’s exactly it. I used to roll my eyes at some of these code changes, but after seeing what can happen when you skip safety stuff, I get it now. Years ago, we ...