Remodeling is like pulling a loose thread on a cheap sweater - the job keeps unraveling.

Remodeling is like pulling a loose thread on a cheap sweater - the job keeps unraveling.

... blueprints are like pets and children -- difficult to appreciate or understand unless they're yours.

Call me an alarmist, but there are certain words I don't like to hear together: cheap fireplace, discount brakes, cut-rate surgery.

House guests (I don't care who they are, how much I like them, or how long it's been since I last saw them) are pests, much like roaches and mice. But there are differences. You can trap roaches and mice. And they don't want you to drive them to Disneyland.

Probably is not a word I like to hear when I'm talking about our chances of recouping a huge investment.

With a car there is always a problem.