I hear you. Tried to fix my old phone a while back—thought it’d be a quick battery swap, but I ended up peeling off layers of glue and nearly cracked ...

That rubber stuff is a classic case of “looks easy on YouTube, turns into a weekend project in real life.” I tried it on a rusty shed roof last fall—t...

That’s pretty much been my experience too. I pulled down some drywall in my place (built in ’89, or so the paperwork says) and found a Frankenstein mi...

Had a similar situation at my uncle’s place. We tried sealant on a couple of cracked tiles, thinking it’d hold through the rainy season. It worked for...

I’ve seen that happen too—folks get excited about green roofs or solar panels, but forget the old rafters underneath weren’t built for all that extra ...

I’ve seen that 48-hour thing a lot lately, and honestly, it always makes me pause. I get that prices can change, but I’ve watched my boss hold a quote...

Had a similar issue last spring—thought I'd patched it perfectly, but come summer storms, water found its way in again. Flashing's trickier than it lo...

Yeah, good catch on the sealing joints. I once helped redo a roof where the insulation was soaked because someone thought duct tape was enough for sea...

Milestones definitely help ease nerves, but I've seen it backfire too. Worked a job last spring where the homeowner paid after each stage, but then st...

I went mid-range on mine too a couple years back, and honestly, it hasn't been terrible...but definitely not as durable as the sales guy promised. Had...