Published on 08/03/2026 — By Jackson Neal
Drain flies breed in the biofilm coating the inside of your pipes, not in standing water. That single fact explains almost everything else about this problem. Biofilm is the sticky, gel-like layer of bacteria, grease, hair, and soap residue that builds up on the walls of a slow or rarely-used drain, and it’s exactly where […]
Published on 08/03/2026 — By Jackson Neal
I spent a few weekends this spring looking into window film for my own house, and here’s the short version: for UV and fade protection, privacy, and glass retention, it’s worth doing. For energy savings, it’s a real maybe that depends on your climate and the film you pick. And there are three drawbacks nobody […]
Published on 08/01/2026 — By Jackson Neal
I worried about this exact thing before I tinted the windows in my sunroom, where half of my plant collection lives. This isn’t about whether tinting is worth it overall; I’ve laid out the full case for and against tinting elsewhere, so here I’m sticking to one question: what does window tint actually do to […]
Published on 08/01/2026 — By Jackson Neal
I’ve dealt with mice in my own house twice, and both times the fix came down to the same three things done together, what the CDC calls “Seal Up, Trap Up, Clean Up”: sealing every gap a mouse or rat can fit through, sanitation that removes what feeds and shelters them, and trapping the ones […]
