That’s wild about the root barriers—never would’ve guessed that’d be a sticking point. I actually got tripped up on the waterproofing layer. The city ...

That’s exactly where I’m at right now. We bought our place last fall and the inspector pointed out a couple of “crispy” shingles around the vent boots...

We had the same issue with the old felt—ours started peeling up after just a couple months, and it looked terrible. Switched to synthetic too, but I n...

Didn’t realize how important that overlap was until I watched a couple YouTube videos before patching a spot on my own roof. I thought just lining up ...

Yeah, the idea of water backing up inside the house freaks me out too. I can at least see when my scupper screens get clogged, but it’s still a pain, ...

I had no idea how much could go wrong up there until I bought my place last fall. I figured the roof was “fine” since it looked okay from the street, ...

Not sure I totally agree that there’s “no shortcut” with flashing, at least for every situation. I did a quick patch with roof cement and mesh tape o...

Yeah, I totally get what you're saying about drones. When we bought our first house last year, the inspector used a drone for the roof check, and hone...

Interesting points about metal roofs—I hadn't really thought about the noise factor during storms. Does anyone know if adding insulation to reduce noi...

Totally get your hesitation about metal roofs. When we bought our first place, I was pretty sold on metal until my neighbor joked that his sounded lik...