Definitely with you on the “band-aid on a leaky dam” analogy. I’ve had mixed luck with epoxy putty—sometimes it holds for a weekend, sometimes it pops...

- Been there with the under-sink “quick” install turning into a mini plumbing marathon. - My last one, I thought, “How hard can it be?” Ended up wit...

- Water-filled barriers look slick but, in my experience, they're not magic—if you've got a dip or crack underneath, water's gonna find its way throug...

- Swapping out copper for PEX was probably the best “unseen” upgrade I’ve done in my kitchen. The cost difference alone is wild—copper prices these da...

Definitely agree rodents can chew through almost anything if they're determined enough. A plumber friend once told me it's often less about the materi...