That’s pretty much my experience too—after years of patching up clay tiles, I just got tired of the guessing game every time it rained. Metal’s not fl...

That’s been my experience too. I tried going with a lighter tile on the garage roof, hoping it’d help with the moss, but the big maple nearby just kee...

I get the appeal of metal, especially with how much less mess you get after a storm. But honestly, I went with architectural shingles a couple years b...

Insurance companies and “innovative” don’t really belong in the same sentence, right? I tried to explain to mine how my attic fan and baffles basicall...

Oh man, you’re preaching to the choir. When we redid our roof after that windstorm last fall, I thought it’d be a simple tear-off and replace. Next th...

Our HOA’s the same way—only a couple “approved” shades, and they’re both dark. I went with Malarkey last year (charcoal) and honestly, the color didn’...

Same here—went mesh after years of battling overflow with solid covers. Funny story, actually... first storm after installing them, I stood outside li...

Had a similar experience recently with my washing machine. Thought I'd just pop it open, swap out a simple part, and be done before lunch. Nope... tur...

Geocel's good stuff, used it myself when I redid some flashing around my chimney a couple summers ago. You're spot on about prep—had a buddy who skipp...

Went through something similar myself. Thought my shingles had at least 5 years left, but after installing solar, the extra weight and foot traffic fr...

Yeah, good point about contractors skipping steps. Had a guy redo our siding last year—mid-range bid, seemed solid—but he tried to reuse old vapor bar...

Totally get your point about sealed devices. Last winter, I dropped my "waterproof" Bluetooth speaker into the snowbank next to my driveway—figured no...