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RE: Painting your walls without poisoning the planet?
Mineral-based paints are all over my feed too, but honestly, I’m not totally sold. I get the appeal - no VOCs, supposedly super breathable, and they sound great on paper. But when I looked into it, the price tags made me...
RE: How to spot if your home is actually quake-ready
This hits home - literally. When we bought our place, I crawled under the house and found a stack of cinder blocks and what looked like an old steel fence post “supporting” a main beam. The previous owner said it’d been ...
RE: Keeping track of renovation plans without losing your mind
That shoebox of receipts and paint chips sounds way too familiar. I’ve got my own “organized chaos” system going, and honestly, sometimes I think the chaos part wins. I like your hybrid approach, though - spiral notebook...
RE: Salt Air Nightmares: Building Materials That Don’t Rust Away
Not gonna lie, I get why people go for fiber cement - it's basically bulletproof in salty air and you can almost forget about it after install. But I gotta push back a bit on the “boring over constant repairs” thing. I m...
RE: Need ideas for draining my pool without flooding the yard
I’ve actually tried the big tote thing before, mostly because I didn’t want to flood a patch of my lawn that always turns swampy. It worked okay, but emptying them was kind of a pain - had to tip them over or use a pump,...
RE: Wood wax vs. oil finish for hardwood upkeep
Yeah, that’s been my experience too. I’ve got two kids and a dog, so “low stress” is key. I will say, though, the upfront cost of hardwax oil was a bit more than I expected. But being able to spot-repair scratches instea...