Actually, carpet tiles have come a long way. A lot of them now use peel-and-stick backs or click systems, so you skip the wet glue wait. With a good subfloor and planning, I can knock out a room in a few hours. It's all about having the right method from the start.

My cousin in Tempe found termite damage that way last year.

Paper logs capture the messy, human side of maintenance that digital forms erase. Stains and scribbles in margins often show how fixes actually happened on the fly. You miss that whole layer of story with a perfect digital record.

Heard they posted more about it online.

Yeah that "basement nook" idea is smart. I read about people turning closets into tiny offices too.