Ha, exactly my thoughts when I went with impact-resistant shingles a couple years back. Neighbors teased me about being paranoid until a nasty storm r...

Yeah, that's spot-on about soffit vents. I've crawled through enough attics to know that builders sometimes treat intake ventilation like the forgotte...

Man, tell me about it... last year a big storm knocked down part of my fence and I thought, "Eh, no biggie, just a few boards." But nope—by the end of...

Had a similar experience myself—thought insulating the pipe alone would do the trick, but nope, still had that annoying drip. Ended up sealing some at...

I've gotta say, I'm not totally convinced it's just the shingles themselves getting worse. Sure, manufacturers might be cutting corners here and there...

My folks actually started doing that after insurance gave them the runaround post-hurricane. They stash a bit away each month, and honestly, it's save...

Yep, learned that lesson myself after a nasty storm peeled back some shingles and left me with an unexpected squirrel Airbnb in my attic. Hardware clo...

Yeah, layering shingles can definitely be tempting when you're trying to save a few bucks—been there myself. A couple years back, after a nasty storm,...