DIY Fireplace Transformation – Built-Ins, Mantle, and LED Lighting

I’m still hard at work on my big robotic lawnmower review, but a lot of it is just waiting around for mowing tasks to finish. So, I figured I’d put my time to good use by solving the most first world problem imaginable: the fireplace in the dining room of my lake house is not centered on the wall. It drives my symmetry OCD absolutely insane. I started by doing the 2026 thing and asked ...

Smart Sprinklers Tested

I’m getting ready for this year’s big robotic lawnmower review and in an effort to not have my lawn absolutely roasted in the comments section again, I’m trying to get the yard at my new lake house fixed up a little bit. But the lake water irrigation system hasn’t been run in over 10 years, the pump has no power, and I’ve seen at least 10 broken sprinkler heads, so I’m guessing it’s ...

Wireless Surround vs $6000 Speakers

Can you get a home theater audio experience that’s wider and more immersive than a soundbar without spending hours crawling around in your attic running speaker cables?Today I’ve got three wireless surround sound-in-a-box setups from Hisense, Valerion, and Sony and I’m going to be comparing them to my higher end 5.1.4 ELAC and Marantz setup to see which one is the best. I’m going to show ...