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RE: How do you pace your painting projects - slow and steady or all at once?
That’s the perfect way to describe old walls. I swear mine develop new cracks just to spite me. I tried the “all at once” approach once - ended up with paint on the ceiling, the cat, and somehow inside a light switch. Ne...
RE: Navigating the do’s and don’ts of fixing up your place
I once tried to shortcut the whole stripping process on some old trim - just slapped a sealant over what I thought was “character.” Fast forward a year and the mystery stains started bleeding through like a bad horror mo...
RE: WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT MID-PROJECT: WHAT'S YOUR MOVE?
I hear you on the hand-crank lanterns - they’re great for the “I’m camping in my living room” vibe, but not so much when you’re elbow-deep in drywall dust. I tried one once while patching a ceiling and ended up with a so...
RE: How often do you actually need to clean your gutters?
Twice a year sounds about right, but I swear the squirrels in my neighborhood treat my gutters like their personal storage lockers. I tried those mesh covers too - ended up with a solid mat of wet leaves on top, which wa...
RE: If I wanted a backyard guest house, how deep would my pockets need to be?
That’s the most accurate description I’ve heard yet. I swear, every time I think I’ve got all the fees stacked up neatly, the city drops another one out of nowhere and my budget line disappears. When I built my backyard ...