I covered my plywood floors in water....it was only once, but when will they be dry again? [more inside]
posted by Lt. Bunny Wigglesworth on Mar 4, 2013 - 10 answers

Tell me about your experience living in some (relatively) affordable suburbs north of New York City! Special snowflake details inside. [more inside]
posted by PuddleWonderful on Jul 12, 2012 - 10 answers

It's all come together. I am moving into my own place, what should I buy first when I need it all? [more inside]
posted by srbrunson on Jun 12, 2011 - 28 answers

Please help me figure out how to build or buy a vacation/summer home or cabin within 3-4 hours of New York City [more inside]
posted by lieberschnitzel on Apr 20, 2011 - 12 answers

A good friend of mine is moving from their hometown in the east coast into a house with me and a couple of my friends in the west coast. We knew each other in undergrad and I made the move out 2yrs before earlier than her. This will be the first time she’ll be living this far from her hometown and as expected, she’s anxious, nervous, stressed about the whole move. [more inside]
posted by Wanderer7 on Jun 22, 2010 - 5 answers

New construction but unfinished garage - is this common? [more inside]
posted by KimikoPi on Apr 22, 2010 - 10 answers

Should I choose ceramic tile or wood floors? Is it weird to have the same tile floor throughout the entire house? [more inside]
posted by kristymcj on Aug 12, 2008 - 14 answers

How do I move back to New Orleans? Or, in light of the economy here and elsewhere, should I stay in Baton Rouge and suck it up? [more inside]
posted by ultraultraboomerang on Jul 10, 2008 - 7 answers

Where are the best places to buy moderately priced (and new) furniture in New York besides Ikea? [more inside]
posted by huskerdont on Aug 10, 2006 - 9 answers

Evaluating Home Construction: We're considering buying a home in NM, where construction is very different from here in MN. Anyone have any good sources (online or otherwise) to help home buyers evaluate quality of construction in Southwest style homes -- especially stucco homes? We're looking at pueblo/adobe style places.
posted by nancoix on Mar 22, 2006 - 3 answers