I hear you on the peel-and-stick—used it once on a rental, and sure enough, a year later I was peeling it back to find a soggy mess underneath. Switch...
Couldn’t agree more. I’ve lost count of how many times folks blame the shingles, but it’s the attic turning into a sweat lodge that’s the real culprit...
I used to think snapping photos of every little thing was just busywork, but after my own run-in with a windstorm last spring, I get it. We had a coup...
Totally get your frustration. Had a similar experience trying to replace a cracked screen on my wife's phone last year. Thought it'd be straightforwar...
Totally feel your pain on the online ordering fiasco. I lucked out once at a salvage yard—found some barely-used standing seam sheets dirt cheap. Took...
My sister installed a green roof about three years ago, and honestly, she barely touches her gutters now. At first, she worried it'd be a hassle, but ...
We had a similar concern when we replaced our roof about five years ago. We ended up going with metal, but we made sure to invest in good insulation a...
I get what you're saying, but honestly, sometimes it's less about intentional vagueness and more about outdated standards. Had a similar issue a few y...
Wish I'd known this sooner myself. Went cheap on my first house's roof about 10 years ago—seemed smart at the time. But after a storm, had leaks poppi...
Yeah, I've definitely been there with the crazy bid variations. Had a green roof installed a few years back, and the quotes were all over the map—one ...
Went through something similar a couple years back when hail damaged our roof. Insurance was ready to replace it with standard shingles, but we wanted...
That's a good point about roof colors and textures. A couple years back, I was involved in a green roof project where we had to inspect a living roof—...
Rain barrels are a good shout—I put a couple in last spring and they've been great. But honestly, the biggest difference for me was when I added a sma...
Yeah, I've definitely seen this before with roofing quotes. When we were getting our flat roof redone, the estimates were all over the place—one was a...