All wet areas in your home, such as the kitchen and bathrooms, should be protected by Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCIs). You’ve seen them. They’re the big square looking plugs with the light and two buttons in the middle. Anyone that has ever overloaded a bathroom circuit by using a hair dryer too long has […]

In September, my sewage drain backed up into my basement. That was a nice little surprise one morning. Luckily, there wasn’t much water damage since the room with the sewer drains is off to the side.
My first course of action was to vacuum up as much of the water with my Shop Vac and […]

The most annoying club?

I’ll be kicking myself the rest of the summer for this one.

The best invention ever?

The worst products on the planet.

Follow-up on the Foundation and House Jacking.

Shopping cart annoyances at Lowes.com

An ongoing list of things to avoid or at least watch out for when purchasing a home.