That’s pretty much how I landed too—tight mesh, screws, and just accepting a few gaps here and there. I tried sealing everything up once with a fancy ...

I actually went the mesh route last fall, thinking it’d be a game changer for all the pine needles. Honestly, it’s a mixed bag. The needles don’t real...

Had a smart lock on my garage for a year—thought it was cool until it glitched during a power outage. Ended up crawling through a window in the rain. ...

I put in composite railings on our back deck about five years ago, and honestly, they’ve held up better than I expected. We get a ton of sun and salt ...

That’s so true about newer houses sometimes aging faster. I’ve got a place from the early 2000s and you’d think it’d be low-maintenance, but I’m alway...

Totally agree about hidden damage. After a big storm last year, my neighbor bragged his roof was untouched—no shingles missing or anything. But a mont...