I get the hesitation—nobody wants to start demoing walls if it’s just a forgotten load of laundry or something. When I moved in, I had that same “old ...

I get where you’re coming from. I tried one of those repair kits on a small chip in my kitchen sink, thinking it’d be a quick fix. Looked okay at firs...

Definitely relate to the whole “boiling water down the drain” thing. When we moved in, I thought that was the go-to trick for clearing slow drains—unt...

I feel your pain... bought my first house last year and had the basement drain back up twice in the first few months. Thought it was just bad luck unt...

Your point about a baseline reference hits home for me—when we bought our house, the previous owner left some handwritten notes taped inside the cabin...

Good point about installation—I hadn't really thought of that. When I moved into my first house, the previous owner had installed a pricier water-savi...

True, but honestly, I've found drain screens more hassle than they're worth. When we first moved into our place, I was religious about using one... un...