Totally feel you on the mold costs—I looked into injection molding once for some custom outdoor lighting fixtures, and the initial quotes nearly made ...

Totally agree on utilities—been there, done that, and it wasn't pretty. Another thing I've learned the hard way is to really visualize how you'll use ...

Haha, waterfall faucets always look stunning in brochures but they're a total nightmare IRL. I installed one once thinking it'd give my bathroom that ...

Had a similar wake-up call myself a couple years back when a storm knocked out power for days. ATMs were down, card readers useless... suddenly felt l...

Totally agree about explaining the "why" behind decisions—it really helps. I've also noticed that giving them a bit of creative wiggle room on smaller...

That's interesting—I hadn't thought about using a reflective barrier beneath mine. I went with sand and gravel layers too, but honestly, the airflow t...