Yeah, that's exactly it. Appraisers are pretty much stuck in their ways because the whole system revolves around comps. I ran into something similar w...

Yeah, that's been my experience too. When I was building our garage last summer, I assumed the builder's insurance would cover pretty much everything....

I get what you're saying about simpler foundations sometimes doing the trick. I built a small workshop about eight years back using just compacted gra...

I ditched silicone mats for the same reason—always felt like I was fighting moisture underneath. Ended up grabbing a cheap wire rack from a thrift sto...