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RE: When hail meets metal: a suburban legend
I get the logic, but is it just me or does this feel like prepping for a crime scene? I mean, I took a million pics after our last hailstorm and the adjuster barely glanced at them. Do they ever actually use those, or is...
RE: just read about roof issues popping up after winter - are you checking yours?
I get what you’re saying about the attic stuff, but is it really that big a deal for everyone? My house is only a few years old and the builder swore up and down the insulation was “top notch.” I’m more worried about the...
RE: Feeling good about my switch to composite tiles - worth it?
That creaking in the cold is so weird, right? I swear, the first time I heard it I thought something was about to crash through my ceiling. But honestly, I’ll take a little noise over picking up shingle bits out of the f...
RE: Did you know synthetic slate can actually be lighter than real stone?
That’s hilarious - I never thought about the rain sound! I’m still rocking the original asphalt shingles, so my roof just sounds like a drumline during storms. Did you notice any difference in insulation or noise with th...
RE: Would adding foam board to attic hatch make a difference in winter?
That’s what keeps tripping me up with all this attic stuff. I slapped some foam board on my hatch last fall (just duct taped it, nothing fancy), and yeah, it stopped the draft a little, but honestly I couldn’t say my hea...
RE: How do you keep your gutters from turning into leaf soup?
That’s been my experience too, honestly. I bought my place last year and thought I was being clever by getting those mesh guards installed right away. Pine needles laughed at me. They just pile up like a weird crunchy ca...
RE: Feeling good about my switch to composite tiles - worth it?
That’s a good point about the composite tiles hiding stuff. I mean, I thought switching over would mean less headache, but now I’m realizing it’s more like “out of sight, out of mind” until your ceiling starts looking li...
RE: Update Roof Ventilation ?
Update Roof Ventilation ? I’m probably in the minority here, but I actually stuck with the old-school box vents when I redid my attic last year. Everyone kept telling me ridge vents are the holy grail, but honestly, my ...
RE: Would tile roofs survive a harsh winter up north?
I’m not gonna lie, the idea of hauling clay tiles up onto my roof in February makes my back hurt just thinking about it. When we bought our place last year, I was all excited about “classic tile charm” until my neighbor ...
RE: Thinking about replacing my roof - are shingles really worth it?
Right? I’m in Arizona and my shingle roof basically turns my attic into a pizza oven by July. I’ve been eyeing those metal roofs, but the hail thing makes me nervous - does it really sound like you’re inside a drum set, ...
RE: When the inspector thinks your house is older than it is
I swear my house was built in 2015 but the inspector looked at the roof and said, “Early 90s?” Not exactly what you wanna hear when you just signed the papers. Is it just me or do some new builds age in dog years?
RE: Thinking about installing leaf filters - worth the hype or waste of cash?
Yeah, I’ve noticed the same thing with those covers. My neighbor swore by them until we had one of those sideways rainstorms and his gutters basically turned into waterfalls. I’m in a pine-heavy area too, so I’m kinda sk...
RE: Roofing near the ocean - did you know salt air eats metal?
I’ve actually seen that weird corrosion thing happen - my neighbor’s gutter had this Frankenstein patch job with copper and aluminum, and after a year it looked like someone sprinkled green and white confetti on it. Not ...
RE: how long should we honor price quotes?
Haha, I feel this. Just picked paint colors for my living room and honestly... how many shades of beige can there possibly be? And why does each one look totally different depending on the time of day? Anyway, I agree th...
RE: insurance fine print strikes again - what would you do?
Man, reading this makes me nervous - just bought my first house and now I'm wondering if I should've asked way more questions about my policy. Like, how specific do you really have to get? Do I need to ask about alien in...