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RE: IS IT JUST ME OR ARE THERE TOO MANY ECO LABELS NOW?
IS IT JUST ME OR ARE THERE TOO MANY ECO LABELS NOW? Yeah, totally get where you're coming from. I spent way too long comparing cans last weekend - some “eco” paint peeled off my baseboards in like two months. Feels like...
RE: Finding reliable help for home renos - what do you look for?
Honestly, reading this makes me feel a little less paranoid about being so picky. I’m in the middle of my first reno (bathroom gut job), and I’ve already had one guy ghost after giving me a “ballpark” number on a sticky ...
RE: Home plumbing checkups: DIY checklist or pro inspection?
I hear you on the moisture meters - mine kept giving me weird readings near a window and it turned out to be nothing. That’s true, but I always wonder if I’m missing something behind the walls. Has anyone actually found...
RE: Turning attics and garages into bedrooms: is it worth the hassle?
Totally get this. We started pulling down some old paneling in our attic and found a random patchwork of insulation - some spots had nothing but newspaper from the 70s. Ended up just sealing gaps and adding batts like yo...
RE: How often do you actually need to clean your gutters?
Yeah, I found that out the hard way too. Those guards are more like a false sense of security if you’ve got pines dropping needles nonstop. I tried doing it myself last fall and ended up with a mess - plus, I’m not great...
RE: locked out drama - what would you do?
Yeah, I totally get wanting to hold onto the old stuff for the “look,” but after getting locked out twice in one month (one time in my pajamas... not fun), I was over it. I swapped to a keypad last year and honestly, it’...
RE: plumbing check-up dilemma: DIY or hire a pro?
Had the same thing happen when I tried to fix a “small” leak in my crawlspace. Thought it’d be a quick job, but once I touched that old pipe, it just crumbled in another spot. Yeah, that’s exactly what I ran into. Ended...
RE: my battle with moldy closets and frizzy hair
Not gonna lie, I’m still on the fence about louvered doors. I get the airflow thing, but I just can’t get past how much dust they collect. Maybe it’s just my house, but those slats are like a magnet for every bit of lint...