I actually tried plugging my whole “smart” setup into a Kill-A-Watt meter last winter, just out of curiosity. Between the Pi, a Zigbee hub, and a coup...

DIGGING INTO PROPERTY EASEMENTS—ANYONE ELSE FIND ONLINE TOOLS CONFUSING? Funny, I had a similar run-in with those online maps. Years ago, I tried to ...

I hear you on the knees—those little hex tiles are murder after a while. I tried some of those “luxury” vinyl tiles in my laundry room, and honestly, ...

I hear you on the bug thing—had a reclaimed barn door project go sideways once because of some hidden carpenter ants. That said, there’s just somethin...

CHOOSING THE RIGHT GRIPS FOR YOUR DOORS I get the hype around matte black—looks sharp, no doubt. Had them on all the interior doors in our last house...