That’s the truth—old wood’s got character, but it’s like a booby trap sometimes. Had a reclaimed beam split right down the middle once after hours of ...

NEED ADVICE ON REPLACING AN OLD LEAKY ROOF I hear you on the budget side. Last year, I worked on a house that had three layers of old shingles—classi...

Can’t argue with that. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve stared at an awkward lot and thought, “Why couldn’t this just be flat?” Last year, a cli...

WHEN PROGRESS HITS A WALL: SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT FAILED EXPERIMENTS That whole “color changes with the light” thing is the bane of my existence. I o...

Title: If You Had To Rig Up Your Own Home Security On A Tight Budget, What Would You Do? I’ve actually had a broom handle wedged in a sliding door st...

MY ADVENTURE WITH DIY CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS I get what you mean, but I’d push back a bit on the permeable concrete front. Visually, it’s not always ...