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...