I’ve noticed the same thing with red cars in my neighborhood. The bright ones always seem to go chalky or pink way faster than the darker shades. I us...

That freeze-thaw thing is no joke. I just bought my first place last year (flat roof, Midwest), and I thought a quick look every now and then would be...

Honestly, I was nervous about the noise too before we looked into metal. Everyone kept saying it’d be super loud, but our neighbors have it and it’s n...

That’s super helpful to hear, honestly. I’ve been stressing about all the “hidden” stuff with metal roofs, especially since I’m not exactly handy. The...

Sounds like you did your homework and lucked out with a solid crew. I get what you mean about the nail gun vs. hand-nailing debate—my place had a simi...

Honestly, I’ve been wrestling with this exact question since moving in last year. My flat roof is only a few years old, but the first “weatherproof” d...

Yeah, same here. We had felt on our old garage roof and after one winter, it was a soggy mess—ended up with water stains inside. When we redid the hou...

Yeah, I learned this the hard way with my first shed. I figured “eh, it’s just a lawnmower and some tools,” but a year in, I had water seeping in righ...

Totally agree on the landscaping point, it's really underrated. We had some pretty heavy winds last season and our neighbor's patio furniture ended up...

I totally get your point about inspections adding peace of mind, but honestly, paying in chunks tied to inspections made me pretty anxious when we ren...