Haha, sounds painfully familiar. I once thought I'd be clever and patch up a bent piece of flashing with roofing tape—easy job, right? Cue me wobbling...

Yeah, totally agree about the mounting brackets. When I helped my brother install his solar setup, we spent forever sealing and flashing every single ...

Had the same worry about weight on my old place—roof was creakier than my knees after yardwork. Ended up sistering some joists and adding extra bracin...

Been there myself with roofing—had a similar mystery metal situation. Bought an older place a few years back, and after a nasty hailstorm, ended up wi...

Cayenne pepper never worked for me either... I swear the critters around my place must have Cajun roots or something, because they didn't even blink. ...