That sounds a lot like what happened at my uncle’s place last spring—he was all set to fight the insurance company over a bunch of hail dents, but aft...
Totally get what you mean about the planning—my first time helping on a green roof, I was shocked at how much more goes into it compared to laying shi...
That’s pretty much what I did too. My boss always says, “If you don’t have a photo, it didn’t happen,” so now I snap pics of everything—underlayment, ...
I’ve tried using a reflective tarp once when we were working on a school roof in July. Honestly, it felt cooler under there, but I’m not convinced it ...
I get what you’re saying about folks doing more harm than good poking around, but honestly, I’d rather see someone up there checking things out than i...
Had a job last fall where we ran into something kinda similar. The homeowner called us out because their new shingles were already shedding granules l...
Had a similar thing happen with some stainless fasteners on a job right by the water. We thought 316 would be the magic fix, but after a couple of sea...
Had something similar happen with a cordless drill battery last winter. Thing just stopped charging, and the company basically shrugged and said "buy ...
Yeah, it's crazy how often this happens. Helped my uncle redo his attic insulation last year and found the bathroom fan just dangling up there, blowin...
Had something similar happen on a roof we worked on last fall. At first, everything looked tight and sealed, but after a heavy rain, the homeowner cal...
Your story reminds me of something my uncle went through recently. He had a pretty new roof—maybe three years old—and after a storm, shingles started ...
Totally get where you're coming from—went through something similar last year when a branch fell on my car during a storm. Thought I'd get a decent pa...
That's a neat trick, hadn't thought of marking it like that. Reminds me of when I was helping my uncle with his roof last summer—we found a stain in t...
Reminds me of when my uncle got one of those smart thermostats. At first, he loved it—until it started adjusting itself based on his mood or something...