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carol_storm5671
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RE: How do you keep your gutters from turning into leaf soup?
That’s been my experience too. At my last job, we installed a micro-mesh guard on a house surrounded by pines, and it still needed cleaning every fall. The homeowner tried one of those gutter vacuums for their two-story ...
RE: How do you keep your gutters from turning into leaf soup?
Maple seeds are relentless, I hear you. Even with the so-called “clog-free” gutter guards, those little helicopters find a way in. I’ve noticed that mesh screens help a bit, but they still need to be brushed off every co...
RE: Swapping Out Roof Vent Boots With The Seasons - Worth The Hassle?
I hear you on that. The UV claims sound great, but I’ve seen some silicone boots start to chalk and get brittle after a couple years, especially on south-facing slopes. Still, compared to the old EPDM ones, they seem to ...
RE: Update Roof Ventilation ?
I worked on a house last summer with the same kind of low-slope, no-overhang roof - classic 70s setup. We tried bumping up the gable vent size and added two roof louvers. It didn’t make the attic cool, but it did drop th...
RE: Why is every roof part named something weird?
I get where you’re coming from. When I first started, I mixed up “fascia” and “flashing” all the time - honestly, it’s still easy to do if you’re not looking at a diagram. The terms are weird, but they do help keep thing...
RE: Avoiding Commercial Project Underbids
That’s pretty much how I see it too. The super high bids always make me wonder if I’m paying for gold-plated shingles or just their marketing budget. On the flip side, those rock-bottom quotes usually mean corners are ge...