I hear you on the snow loads—our winters are brutal, and I watched a neighbor’s green roof go sideways after a February ice storm. Still, with the rig...

That’s the story of every shortcut I’ve ever tried on my roof—seems fine until the first real storm rolls through. I’ve definitely been guilty of slap...

That sounds all too familiar. Last year, the inspector zeroed in on a spot where I’d replaced a few shingles with recycled ones—he acted like I’d comm...

Had a similar moment last spring—misjudged a slick spot on my neighbor’s roof and nearly slid right off. I know the synthetics are supposed to be “gri...

I hear you on the shingle quality thing—sometimes it really is just a bad batch or an old roof past its prime. My last house had what I thought was de...

That’s such a familiar story—funny how you never really know what’s hiding under those old shingles until you commit to the tear-off. I had a similar ...

Ain’t that the truth. I watched my neighbor “seal” around his new fan with a tube of caulk and a prayer—didn’t even last one rainy season. I get wanti...

I've definitely seen both, but the rushed welds in high temps seem to cause more headaches down the line. Had a project last summer where the crew was...