Copper near the boiler definitely makes sense, but honestly, I went full PEX right up to mine about two years ago and haven't had any issues yet. I wa...

Haha, squirrels are relentless...had one chew through some wiring once, cost me a small fortune to fix. Speaking of surprises behind drywall, did you ...

Yeah, that's crazy but totally believable. Had something similar happen at our place a couple years back. We had this huge maple tree in the front yar...

I've been curious about coconut coir myself, but haven't tried it yet. Sawdust has been my go-to mainly because it's cheap (or free if you know someon...