I’ve layered shingles once, and honestly, it was mostly because of budget. Midwest winters are brutal, but the old layer was still solid—no curling or...

I get where you’re coming from, but I actually had a different experience after last year’s hailstorm. We put on a standing seam roof with a Class 4 i...

That’s the truth. I had a squirrel move in under some old flashing once—sounded like someone rolling marbles at all hours. I get the temptation to go ...

It’s wild how those terms sneak up and trip you, even after years of dealing with repairs. I remember the first time someone mentioned “soffit venting...

Pine needles are relentless, I’ll give you that. I tried the mesh screens a couple years back, thinking they’d be a step up from the foam, but those l...

I’ve actually tried drying out fiberglass in place after a minor leak, thinking I could save some hassle, but it just never seemed to fully dry—ended ...

We had to mess with the soffit vents a bit after switching to synthetic—seemed like airflow just wasn’t quite right at first. I’m in a humid area, so ...

I totally get what you mean about the truss maze—my first house had those prefab trusses and I swear, every time I needed to run a new cable or just s...

I hear you on the wiring—trying to thread Romex through those webs of trusses made me feel like I was auditioning for Cirque du Soleil. I do kind of m...

Can't stress enough how true this is. A few years back, I had a similar issue with shingles that started curling way before their supposed lifespan. A...

I've noticed the same thing with shingles lately—my neighbor replaced his roof just five years ago, and it's already curling at the edges. Makes me wo...

The pencil trick is clever—wish I'd thought of that before tearing into drywall a few months back. Had this faint spot on my ceiling, convinced myself...

Good advice there. I learned this the hard way when we redid our kitchen floor a few years back. The foam underlayment was basically dust after about ...