Mesh guards have been a mixed bag for me, honestly. I put them on after a particularly nasty spring when the maples dumped what felt like a truckload ...

Can relate to the paranoia, honestly. I’ve had a sedum roof for about six years now, and the first time I found roots poking through a seam, I started...

I get the urge to just slap on some sealant and call it good, but honestly, that’s bitten me before. I started using a thermal camera (borrowed, not f...

Interesting experience, I've seen plywood decking help too, but honestly, I've found green roofs do a surprisingly good job absorbing rain noise. Had ...

Green roofs can actually handle storms pretty well if they're done right. I worked on a project a few years back where the homeowner initially had dra...

We lucked out with insurance too, but yeah, that deductible always bites harder than you expect. When we had storm damage a few years back, the first ...

Yeah, catching leaks early definitely saves headaches, but sometimes even a thorough inspection misses hidden issues. Had a friend who thought he'd ca...

Fair point, but honestly, I've had brand-new sheets arrive with factory defects too—warped edges, thin coatings... Quality control matters everywhere....

Had a similar experience painting my deck last spring. Forecast was clear, then clouds rolled in halfway through. I used one of those quick-dry acryli...