I hear you on the universal boots. I tried one last fall because the price was tempting, but it just didn’t fit right around the old vent stack. Ended...

I get the budget thing, but skipping a season always makes me nervous... especially with flat roofs. I used to just do the “looks fine from here” meth...

That’s pretty much how I use mine too—just hammers and the occasional pry bar. I’ve tried getting creative, but anything that’s not built to take a hi...

I’ve actually looked into the whole-house surge protectors after a neighbor’s router and TV got zapped during a storm last year. Surge strips are dece...

I get the concern about layovers, but I actually did a single-layer shingle over on my garage a few years back—no issues so far. Maybe it’s just luck...

That’s kind of my worry too. I get that metal roofs are supposed to last forever, but where I am (central KS), hail is just a given every couple years...

I’ve actually been down this road with my old place. The decking looked fine, no leaks, and the roofer said I could just add a second layer of shingle...

That’s kind of what I’ve noticed too. When my place was inspected, the guy barely even looked at my old windows, but he spent a ton of time on the gar...

I get the temptation to just clean the gutters and move on, but I actually found that adding a cheap leaf guard (not the micro-mesh, just the basic pl...

Can definitely relate to those “patch and pray” years. I’ve got a 25-year-old asphalt shingle roof, and every time we get hit with a big storm, I’m up...

Can totally relate to this. Tried to skimp on the ice & water barrier one time—figured the attic was well insulated and it’d be fine. Ended up wit...