Buying Versus Renting Tools: When to Rack Up Rental Fees
I kicked my car out of the garage for several months, replacing it with my DEWALT D24000 wet tile saw. On days I used my wet saw I moved my car across the street,...
Category: Planning
Using Zillow for Current Housing Market Research
Are you interested in buying a new house?* Do you have a new job somewhere else and need to sell your current house before you can put down 20% to avoid PMI on your...
Building an Attic Walkway…When There Should Have Been One YEARS Ago
Are you considering replacing all the electrical in your house? Do you ever need to service the A/C in your attic? Perhaps you would like a internet line dropped in the spare bedroom you...
We are Actively Looking for a Home in Dickinson, TX
Yes, we are actually actively looking for a home in Dickinson, TX. Did you read the laundry list of what needs to happen to every last flooded house in the last post? All the...
!@#$%^&*…How Do I Fix This Problem?
Like most normal people, I planned on hanging mirrors in the bathroom. The mirrors I chose are particularly fancy because they have the ability to tilt up and down. With little people in the...
Find Any Item in Home Depot Without Help
Imagine asking for help finding a stud finder at Home Depot if you were a girl. Tip from personal experience: don’t ask a guy associate. Some are better poker players than others (the first...
How to Use Home Insurance Claim Money: A New Mindset
Your house is in shambles. Yet, when you rip open the first check of home insurance claim money out of the envelope what is your first thought? Run away on a month-long vacation to...
Rebuild After Hurricane Harvey: Reviving a Beloved Home
Is there a place in your life that you feel so connected to, there isn’t a thing you would change about it? A home that is so ingrained in your memory you can still...
How to Determine Countertop Overhang in 2022
True statement #1: When you are putting in a new countertop you need to determine how much of the countertop overhang should extend past the top of the cabinet. True statement #2: You can...
Learn a New Skill: Read a Book (It’s Not Heart Surgery)
Read a book. It sounds too easy. Probably because oftentimes it is difficult to understand directions even with pictures. How many times have you struggled with directions on how to assemble a simple piece...
