I hear you on PVD coatings—they’re definitely a step up from the old powder-coated stuff. But I’ve actually had mixed results with them in high-traffi...

Funny how just moving things around can make a place feel brand new, right? I used to think I needed to buy more organizers or shelves, but honestly, ...

JUST PUT IN A NEW KITCHEN SINK AND WONDERING IF ANYONE ELSE STRUGGLED THIS MUCH I totally get the paranoia about water damage—seen way too many horro...

Honestly, I kind of admire the Frankenstein approach. It’s not for the faint of heart, but sometimes you just need that one feature only a certain bra...

That’s been my experience too, especially with the first-gen low-flows. I swapped out a 3.5 gpf dinosaur in my old place for a Toto Drake (MaP 1000g) ...

True, dwarf or columnar trees can be handy, but honestly, I've found their shade coverage a bit underwhelming. A few years back, I planted some column...

I actually had the same worry at first, but after tweaking mine, I noticed the opposite effect. When I first installed my smart thermostat, I left it ...

Totally relate to this. A few years ago, I found a seemingly perfect hillside plot—great views, nice orientation for passive solar, everything checked...

Yeah, that's solid advice. Reminds me of a project I helped with a few years back—this couple bought some land in Colorado, planning to build a passiv...

Honestly, I've wondered the same thing. When we upgraded our old farmhouse windows to triple-pane fiberglass, the comfort improvement was subtle at be...

Buildertrend's decent, but honestly, I found their change order process a bit clunky. We had a passive solar build a while back, and the constant twea...

Had a similar head-scratcher when we moved into our current place. Thought I nailed the measurements too, but once we got our reclaimed oak table in t...