Mine lasted about 6 years before it gave up on me, and when I pulled it out, there was definitely some sediment buildup in there. Not a crazy amount, ...

I borrowed a thermal camera once from a buddy who does inspections. Thought I'd get all fancy locating a leak behind my bathroom wall. Turns out, I sp...

I've had pretty decent experiences with hybrid sealants myself. Last year, my brother-in-law had a similar toilet fiasco—water leaking everywhere, tot...

Yeah, totally agree with this. I tried the whole anode rod swap thing on my heater a couple years back—thought I'd save some cash. Turned out the insi...

Yeah, boilers can be sneaky like that. I spent a whole weekend chasing down what I thought was a pressure issue—turns out the previous owner used some...

Yeah, foam sleeves alone rarely cut it. My first winter, I thought leaving the cabinet doors open under the sink would do the trick—nope, woke up to a...

Went through something similar at my old place—thought I had it all figured out with gravel and plastic sheeting. Nope, roots punched right through af...

Yeah, learned that the hard way myself. A couple years back, when I first set up my rain barrels, I figured diverters were just another upsell—typical...

Had something similar happen when we renovated our kitchen—inspector flagged the grease trap outta nowhere. Honestly, best move is to skip panic mode,...