I hear you on the ants—last summer I tried every “natural” remedy and they just marched right through. I finally caved and swapped out the cute woven ...

I've had decent results switching to silicone-based sealants instead of standard flexible caulks. They're a pain to apply neatly, but once they're set...

My old place was wood-framed, and honestly, retrofitting it wasn't nearly as messy as I'd feared. Brick buildings can be a whole different beast thoug...

Yeah, sealing around the flashing can help, but honestly if the flashing was installed properly in the first place, annual caulking might be overkill....