WHY DOES EVERY OUTLET IN MY HOUSE NEED TO BE GFCI NOW? That’s honestly the thing that finally sold me on it. I was pretty annoyed at first—felt lik...

TRIMMING DOWN EXPENSES ON PROJECT SUPPLIES I totally get where you’re coming from. We used some reclaimed doors and flooring, and yeah, the inspector...

Totally agree on the communication piece—if someone can’t explain their own plans in plain English, it’s a red flag. But I’d push back a little on the...

KEEPING TRACK OF YOUR CONSTRUCTION LOAN PAYMENTS WITHOUT LOSING YOUR MIND I know everyone swears by scanning and cloud backups, but honestly, I’m not...

Honestly, that’s my biggest worry. I love the idea of controlling everything from my phone, but when tech fails, it’s just frustrating. Did you look i...

Definitely agree with this. When we built our first custom home last summer, keeping those walls straight was a headache at first. Metal strapping sou...

Your driveway story hits close to home—I totally get the frustration with potholes and maintenance headaches. But I gotta gently push back a bit on th...

Mood boards were a lifesaver when we built our first custom home. Honestly, I was drowning in all the choices...tiles, fixtures, paint colors—total de...

We just finished building our custom place last year, and I went back and forth on this exact issue for months. In the end, we went with brick veneer ...

Totally agree about raised beds—saved me a ton of headaches. Our land was basically a rock quarry disguised as a yard, and after breaking two shovels,...

Totally agree on this. When we built our place, I was tempted to get creative with the foundation too, but quickly realized it's just not worth the st...

I feel this. When we built our place, I started out tracking every little thing separately and quickly realized it was overkill. Ended up grouping by ...