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...