Prefab can look cheaper on paper, but the site work and permits are where budgets get blown up. If you want to keep costs down, here’s what’s worked f...

I’ve got a rental that hit 21 years on the original HVAC—barely touched it except for filters. But when it finally died, finding parts was a nightmare...

Story of my life. Here’s my approach: I make a checklist for every project—code requirements, my own “paranoid” checks, even stuff I know inspectors a...