Those “25-year” shingle claims always make me roll my eyes a bit. I’ve lived in the upper Midwest most of my life, and I swear, those numbers are for ...

I get where you’re coming from, but I’m still not totally sold on the wind turbines. I tried those on my last place (built in ‘58, also basically no e...

Ain’t that the truth. I swear, every time I “improve” something up there, it’s like the shingles hold a grudge. I tried the heat gun trick too, but ho...

Couldn’t agree more about the vetting. I’ve been burned before by both ends of the price spectrum—once paid top dollar for a kitchen reno and still fo...

That “aged on purpose” look from moss—yeah, I know it well. It’s funny until you realize what it’s doing underneath. I’ve always been a fan of concret...

Flexible tape never really did it for me either, especially on older shingles that just don’t want to lay flat. I’ve had better luck with the old-fash...

I definitely did, but honestly, I came to a slightly different conclusion. I've had both trusses and rafters in different homes over the years, and ye...

Couple hundred bucks sounds optimistic to me. I've had gutter issues after storms too, and sure, sometimes it's just a quick fix—but that's if you're ...

Haha, sounds about right. Honestly, insurers can be so behind the curve sometimes. When I installed solar panels a few years back, they acted like I'd...

Funny you mention that, because I had a similar waterfall situation at my place, but it wasn't the gutters at all. Everyone kept telling me to check t...