Your basil situation sounds familiar—I had a client once who swore by those self-watering pots, but eventually, the plants got so spoiled they couldn'...

Haha, zip-ties and orbital sanders... been there myself. I once rigged up a shop-vac hose to my palm sander with duct tape and an old sock as a filter...

Been there myself—those multi-surface labels can be pretty misleading. A few years back, I had a client who insisted on using regular primer for their...

Haha, epoxy grout...been there, done that, still have nightmares. Had a client who insisted on it for their steam shower—thought it'd be bulletproof. ...

Haha, wish I had one of those hacks to share. I've worked with plenty of homeowners who do use home equity loans—it's pretty common actually—but total...