I get where you’re coming from, but I’ve actually found some inspectors are sticklers because they’ve seen what happens when people cut corners. Had o...

That’s exactly the trade-off I keep running into. I tried swapping to smart switches in my last place, thinking it’d be more “set it and forget it,” b...

That pretty much sums up every “quick fix” I’ve tried. I planned to swap out a toilet last winter—should’ve been a two-hour job. Ended up finding lead...

I’ve wondered about that too. I used to be pretty hands-off, just swapping filters when I remembered. But after a coil got so gunked up it looked like...

Title: My House Is Getting Smarter Than Me, And It's Kinda Weird I hear you on the manual overrides. I once worked on a remodel where the homeowners ...

That sounds all too familiar. I once had to build a cardboard scale model just to get the review board to understand how natural light would flow thro...

Had a similar experience myself a couple years back—permit expired right in the middle of installing solar panels. Inspector showed up, clipboard in h...

Furniture sliders are handy, but honestly, even those can cause issues if you're moving stuff around constantly. I had a client who rearranged her liv...

I've actually tried both LED strips and recessed lighting when we remodeled our kitchen a couple years back. Funny enough, I had the same thought as y...

Hitting 20 years isn't just luck, it's a testament to good maintenance. I agree with the condensate line flushes, totally underrated. Learned that the...

Yeah, those painted-over vents can be tricky... but honestly, sometimes just opening them isn't enough. In our old place, we ended up sealing a few ve...

Velcro is handy, but personally I've found it can wear out quickly outdoors, especially in damp climates. I switched to heavier cushions with ties—bit...