Created by AI Walking the dog today, I found one of the blocks in my neighborhood closed. They were replacing the mainline sewer. A mainline sewer is the large, primary underground pipe that collects wastewater from all the drains in your home (sinks, toilets, showers, and appliances) and carries it away to the municipal sewer system or a septic tank, acting as the central "highway" for your entire home's drainage. It connects to smaller drain lines, and if it clogs, it can

One Saturday morning, long before sunrise, I was awakened by shouting. When I looked outside, I saw a woman in a station wagon yelling at two men burglarizing my work truck. A black pickup was parked beside it as they grabbed what they could and fled. The woman stayed. She was delivering the newspaper and noticed them targeting my service truck. I appreciated her efforts to scare them away so I wouldn’t lose my tools.  I wish I could say that was the only time my work truck o

Somehow, 2025 is already wrapping up, and I’m still trying to figure out where the months went! This year brought bigger projects, deeper focus, and plenty of growth, and I’m so grateful for every bit of it, and for my clients who made the work meaningful. With fourth quarter taxes on my to-do list, I’ve been looking back at the year as a whole, celebrating wins in both my personal life and my business. Here’s what I accomplished:  Personally:  My wife and I celebrated 25 yea

It’s October, a month where the leaves are falling, and I’m still wearing shorts. I could never wear shorts to work when I was in commercial construction. Actually, there was a lot I couldn’t do when I worked for larger commercial companies. I’ve been reflecting lately on the pros and cons of being an independent general contractor and handyman, mostly because a client recently mentioned how I’m the “neighborhood guy.” I hadn’t thought of myself that way before, but it’s true

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One Saturday morning, as my wife and I were finishing breakfast, our son called. It’s a little unusual for him to call during the...

Creator: nikkytok | Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto One important area of the home that homeowners don’t think about until something...

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My wife and I started going to the Colorado Garden and Home Show after we bought our first house. It was built in 1955 and had been...

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Energy costs, especially natural gas, are rising, and consumers are feeling that pain when their monthly bills arrive. What steps can you...

I remember watching "This Old House" with my wife after we bought our first old house. We loved watching Norm in his woodship, learning...