Totally get what you mean about the “wrestling match”—I’ve had my fair share of backyard battles with roots and mystery pipes. Solar’s convenient, but...
That line cracked me up—been there way too many times. I swear, every “quick” plumbing fix in my rentals turns into a full-blown archaeology dig. The ...
Yeah, I’ve definitely noticed some walls just feel “off”—like you can almost poke a finger through them. I lean toward finding a stud for anything he...
Funny you mention that—I've had a few properties from the 20s and 30s, and those “quirks” are basically a rite of passage. In my experience, just swap...
Honestly, I get what you mean about the gadgets—half the time, I think the packaging is more impressive than the thing itself. But I gotta say, I’m no...
Man, I’ve been there with the “creative” entry attempts—once tried to jimmy a window open with a credit card and ended up snapping the card and nearly...
Painting the ceiling lighter is a game changer—did that in a rental once and suddenly it felt like I’d doubled the window count. Also, not sure if it’...
I get where you’re coming from—there’s a certain charm to old houses just breathing on their own. I’ve renovated a few places where we tried to chase ...
Honestly, I hear you on the “no drills in hardwood” thing. I’ve walked through so many old homes where someone got a little too enthusiastic with powe...
Totally agree on placement being key—seen it firsthand myself. Had a renovation project once where the homeowner was dead-set on hiding their solar pa...
I've had a similar experience with gutter guards, but honestly, I still run into issues now and then. The aluminum micro-mesh has been pretty solid fo...
Haha, your dining room story hits home—I had a similar "moment of truth" when I renovated an older property a couple years back. Thought I'd nailed th...
Yeah, I'm right there with you on the vacuum sanding setup. I tried wet sanding once or twice, and while it was definitely less dusty, I felt like I w...
Gotta say, seconds and surplus lumber has saved my sanity more than once. I remember when I tackled my first rehab project—thought I'd breeze through ...
Totally agree with this. Seattle's system isn't perfect, but it's miles ahead of what I've seen in other cities. I remember when they first rolled it ...