Had almost the same thing happen in our last place—spent extra on green board thinking it’d be a silver bullet, but the fan was ancient and barely wor...

I get what you mean about sticking to the basics, but I actually found Google Keep pretty handy for this stuff. It’s free, syncs across my phone and l...

Keeping the tub and doing your own demo for $7k? That’s pretty solid, especially these days. I remember when we did ours a couple years back—thought w...

That’s the beach life tax, right? I thought I was being clever using “marine grade” everything, but even that stuff seems to get pitted after a couple...

That’s honestly the best attitude—our place has a few “character” spots too, mostly from my attempt at waxing while wrangling a toddler. I’ve found wa...

I totally get your hesitation. My brother-in-law went with composite decking a couple years back, and while it does look pretty nice overall, he menti...

Yeah, totally agree—every little bit does help. We put in insulation last summer hoping it'd quiet down the street noise. It definitely softened traff...