DIGGING INTO PROPERTY EASEMENTS—ANYONE ELSE FIND ONLINE TOOLS CONFUSING? Those GIS maps are a trip, right? I remember thinking, “How hard can it be?”...

Haha, totally been there. When we started framing our custom place, I thought strings would be fine—cheap and simple, right? But after the third time ...

True, but sometimes even paperwork doesn't guarantee smooth sailing. When we bought our land, the survey missed an old easement—ended up having to ren...

Wind definitely caught me off guard too when I poured my driveway apron last year. I rigged up a quick tarp barrier after noticing how fast things wer...

Good points overall, but honestly, I've found sensors can sometimes give a false sense of security. When we first moved into our custom build, the sma...