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RE: Ever regretted a fireplace facelift? Quick poll time
I keep staring at my own fireplace and thinking, “How hard could it be?” But then I remember the time I tried to “refresh” my kitchen cabinets with a can of paint and ended up with sticky doors for months. The high-heat ...
RE: Navigating red tape for building updates: did you see this?
Red tape is wild, isn’t it? I swear, I spent more time Googling “what counts as egress” than actually painting my living room. Inspectors seem to have a sixth sense for spotting the stuff I never even noticed - meanwhile...
RE: Keeping track of renovation plans without losing your mind
Masking tape is my new best friend. I tried to “just remember” where everything went during my first attempt at putting together a cabinet - ended up with three screws left over and a door that wouldn’t close. Is there s...
RE: When city inspectors go wild: Did you see this recent story?
I’ve wondered the same thing, honestly. My first inspection, I was sweating bullets thinking I’d missed some obscure rule about outlet spacing or something. The inspector just kind of wandered around, poked at a few thin...