I get why gutter guards seem appealing, but honestly, they weren't great for me. We have lots of pine needles around here, and they just piled up on t...

Good points about the lighter hose, hadn't thought of that before. Ever tried one of those harness setups to help balance the weight? Wondering if the...

Good points here, but I think sometimes the brand isn't everything. A few years ago, I helped my brother-in-law redo his roof, and he didn't have the ...

Yeah, even the best contractors can miss things sometimes. Had a similar experience when we redid our bathroom—went with a higher-priced bid thinking ...

Binoculars are handy, no doubt, but I'm not totally sold on ladders being the safer alternative. Had a close call myself once—ladder slipped just enou...

Glad it turned out better than expected! We had a similar scare with our fence—thought we'd have to replace the whole thing, but turns out just a few ...

You're definitely onto something. When we did ours, the contractor mentioned that UV exposure can also degrade underlayment pretty quickly if it's lef...

Yeah, galvanized nails are a lifesaver for sure. I redid a deck last summer and went galvanized from the start—zero regrets. But honestly, even with c...

We had a pretty nasty storm last spring, and I ended up spending around $1,500 just patching things up—mostly shingles and flashing. Honestly, I wish ...

I've been doing something similar for a while now—just jotting down notes in a notebook whenever I fix or replace something. Honestly, it's saved me m...

Exactly this. When I first started tackling DIY projects around the house, everything seemed daunting until I watched a few YouTube vids and saw buddi...