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RE: How to spot if your home is actually quake-ready
Not sure I’d always trust “if it’s lasted decades through quakes, there’s probably a reason.” My place had some funky bracing that survived a few smaller quakes, but when we had that 2014 Napa shaker, a bunch of it shift...
RE: Navigating the do’s and don’ts of fixing up your place
That’s so true about lighting - drives me nuts how a color can look totally different depending on the time of day or even what’s outside. I once picked a “greige” that was supposed to be neutral, but in my north-facing ...
RE: Navigating red tape for building updates: did you see this?
I hear you on the digital side - my phone’s basically my filing cabinet these days. But I’ll admit, there was that one time my phone died right as the inspector showed up, and I couldn’t pull up the permit. Ended up digg...
RE: When gutters outlast the house: a rainwater mystery
Had a similar situation last year - thought my old gutters were the problem, but after poking around, it turned out the backyard had settled and water was pooling right at the foundation. Like you said, Saved me a chunk...