Man, I hear you on the cup chains and leaves. I tried to convince myself those fancy cups would work, but after fishing out handfuls of soggy maple he...

Totally agree with this—my neighbor spent a fortune on imported tile, but a sloppy install meant leaks anyway. I’ve had better luck focusing on the un...

Honestly, I went with the cheapest mesh guards I could find last fall, thinking I’d finally outsmart my gutters... didn’t quite work out that way. The...

Yeah, those window kits aren’t winning any design awards, but honestly, I’d rather have a warm living room than pretty plastic-free windows. I tried h...

That’s interesting—never thought about the cold making a difference with oil. I’ve only ever used my nailer in pretty mild temps, so maybe that’s why ...

Yeah, good call on the attic check. When we bought our place, the drone inspection looked super high-tech and thorough, but it totally missed a sneaky...

Haha, totally get that. Last summer, I tried the drone thing to save a few bucks on my roof inspection—seemed smart at the time. Drone footage looked ...

Couldn't agree more about the drainage point. A few years ago, when we first moved into our place, I thought we could get away with just planting a bu...

I totally get it—you're not alone! When we redid ours, I obsessed over tile weight too. Our contractor laughed (nicely!) because I kept asking about s...

I feel your pain with the adhesive battle—been there way too many times myself. But honestly, sometimes the modular approach isn't always the magical ...

I feel your pain on this one. When we redid our roof a couple years back, the underlayment was sitting in our driveway for at least a week before the ...

Had something similar happen with mine, noticed a few bubbles popping up around year three-ish. Thought I could just ignore it (budget was tight at th...