Ha, tell me about it. I struggled for years with one of those bargain-bin caulking guns, thinking it was just me being clumsy. Upgraded to a decent dr...

I totally get what you're saying about curtain rings. I resisted them for ages because I thought they'd look clunky, but once I finally gave in, it wa...

Ha, that sounds familiar. When I was swapping out our old living room window for a more energy-efficient one, I found newspapers from the '70s stuffed...

Yeah, I've seen that happen a few times myself. Had one job a couple summers back where the homeowner called me in a panic because the trim was buckli...

I've been through the vinyl vs wood debate myself, and honestly, I ended up going composite. Vinyl's great for low-maintenance, no argument there, but...

Had a similar experience with my solar panels. Thought I could eyeball the angle and it'd be "close enough." Nope, efficiency dropped noticeably—had t...

Actually, about the glass flowing thing... I used to think that too, until I got really into energy-efficient window upgrades a few years back. Turns ...

Sounds like you're really on the right track. I went triple-pane with low-E glass myself a couple years back, and honestly, it was worth every penny. ...