WD-40 on bathroom floors...? That's a new one for me. Reminds me of the time I tried using furniture polish on my kitchen tiles—thought it'd give them...

Totally agree about the maintenance aspect. A few years back, I helped my brother-in-law install a greywater system at his place—he was super enthusia...

Had a similar issue last year, and I thought the same thing—must be seals or washers. Took the whole showerhead apart, replaced the O-rings, cleaned e...

I hear you on the manual checks—sometimes the simplest solutions really are the most reliable. Reminds me of when we first moved into our current plac...

I've never had a Jim next door, but I do have a similar shortcut—my brother-in-law. He's an electrician, not a plumber, but he's got the inside scoop ...

We had a pedestal sink in our old place, and yeah, it looked great—clean lines, classic vibe—but I gotta second the plumbing nightmare. One time, a ri...

I had a similar grout issue when I redid our guest bath last year. Thought I'd save a few bucks and went with standard grout—big mistake. Within a cou...

Yeah, I feel you on that smell part... A couple years back, I had a similar midnight adventure when our gas dryer line sprung a leak. Grabbed one of t...