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RE: Making sure the deck’s ready for underlayment - what’s your process?
Same here. Patching never holds up for me either - maybe it’s the freeze/thaw cycles or just old lumber. What’s worked better is pulling up the whole bad board, checking the joists underneath for soft spots, and then sea...
RE: How often do you actually get your business roof checked?
Pooling water is the bane of my existence, honestly. I’ve got a low-slope section over the garage and every spring, right after the snow finally melts, I end up poking around up there with a broom and a flashlight. Last ...
RE: Choosing between attic fan setups: roof or gable mount?
I tried running both a roof fan and a gable fan last summer, thinking more air movement = cooler attic. Ended up just pulling hot air from one spot to another, and yeah, my electric bill crept up. If you don’t have good ...
RE: Flat roofs and heavy rain: is it a disaster waiting to happen?
I get where you’re coming from, but I’m not convinced a full redesign is always necessary. Sure, if the pitch is totally off or there’s just one drain for a huge roof, that’s a problem. But sometimes it’s just years of g...
RE: How long can you wait before that leaky roof becomes a real problem?
That’s been my experience too - by the time you see a stain or smell something funky, water’s already gotten in somewhere it shouldn’t. I get why some folks just wait and hope for the best, but honestly, that’s how I end...
RE: Thinking about installing leaf filters - worth the hype or waste of cash?
I’ve been down this road with pine needles too, and honestly, I’m still not convinced there’s a “set it and forget it” solution. I put in a mid-range mesh guard a couple years back, thinking it’d be a game changer. Here’...
RE: Finally tackled that metal edging thing on my roof
Yeah, I’m with you - metal edging looks sharp and might help a little, but if the attic’s a mess, it’s just kicking the can down the road. I learned that the hard way after a couple winters where I thought heat cables wo...
RE: Confused about insurance deductibles for storm damage
I hear you on the deductible thing - been there, regretted that. I haven’t found a carrier here (Texas) that lets you split deductibles by peril either, though I keep asking every time my policy renews. As for metal roof...