Your local building codes prevent you from just going out and constructing something on your property. The overriding reason for this is safety. A lot of things can be set up to be DIY, but making sure a building meets local safety standards is not one of them. Why...
Rectangular. That’s the shape of the flag representing the United States of America, as well as 49 of the states comprising the country. There’s one outlier: Ohio. Ohio has a swallowtail-shaped flag. To commemorate its ranking as the 17th state to be admitted to the...
Up or down. Those are usually the two places guys look when they start to give some thought about the location of their man cave. Up in the attic. Down in the basement. Wait—there’s just not enough room in the attic! And the basement? Really? There’s another place to...
We often think that “environmentally friendly” means, “more expensive.” Building material definitely falls into this category. What’s known as “green building material” tends to cost more. Here’s the thing: it’s not necessarily because the material itself is more...
Lovers of french fries and tater tots, listen up: The first potato planted in the United States was done so in New Hampshire back in 1719. That alone should be enough to earn this state a space in our hearts—but there’s much more to know about New Hampshire. But...
