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RE: Anyone else tried those heated driveway mats?
Heated mats always sounded great in theory, but I swear I spent more time untangling cords and worrying about water getting into the plugs than actually melting any snow. Maybe it’s just my luck, but after a couple of sl...
RE: New Discussion
I hear you on the patching - my first house, I kept slapping tar on leaks and it just snowballed. Ended up costing more than if I'd bitten the bullet early. As for cool shingles, I’m in Minnesota and honestly didn’t noti...
RE: Would you worry about lightning if your house had a metal roof?
That’s pretty much the route I ended up taking, too. When we bought our place, it had a corrugated metal roof from the ‘80s - no grounding, no lightning rods, nothing. I’d never really thought about it until a neighbor’s...
RE: Thinking about replacing my roof - are shingles really worth it?
I actually went through something similar a couple years back - old roof, questionable insulation, and a lot of second guessing. Before I blew in cellulose, I spent a weekend crawling around the attic with a flashlight a...
RE: Why does every car brand have their own weird shade of red?
Back when I bought a bright blue sedan, I thought I was being clever - easy to spot in a sea of gray and black. Turns out, it was a magnet for parking lot dings and every bird in the neighborhood. I do wonder if some of ...