Gotta say, I mostly agree with your points, but I'd caution against dismissing sistering joists too quickly. Yeah, it's intimidating at first, but wit...

Haha, honestly, bamboo is the terminator of the plant world. A few years back, I was called out to a property where bamboo had actually grown up throu...

I get why you'd lean toward a sump pump—it's definitely quicker in a pinch. But honestly, from experience, neither option fully solves the root issue ...