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RE: How often do you actually need to clean your gutters?
I totally get the pain with mesh guards - mine turned into a squirrel buffet last fall. Here’s what’s worked for me: I do a quick check every spring and fall, but if there’s a crazy windstorm or the neighbor’s pine tree ...
RE: How Long Does It Really Take To Insulate A House?
That’s the truth. I used to think just hitting the attic would be enough, but after one winter with freezing toes, I realized the basement was basically a wind tunnel. My “step-by-step” now is attic, then basement/crawls...
RE: Digging up the backyard: a suburban adventure gone wild
Can totally relate to the clay soil struggle - my last backyard project had me considering a jackhammer. One thing that helped a ton was renting a trenching shovel (the kind with the narrow blade). It’s not as fast as a ...