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RE: Anyone have experience with shingles that hold up against hail?
I’ve noticed the same thing with my Class 4s - looked fine after the first couple storms, but a year or two later, there’s definite wear where the hail hit. I’ve started doing a yearly check, just running my hand along t...
RE: Quick fixes for sudden roof leaks - what actually works?
If you need to stop a leak in a hurry, I’ve actually had better luck with roofing cement and a piece of scrap shingle or flashing than any spray stuff. Clean and dry the area as best you can, butter it up with cement, sl...
RE: Would you worry about lightning if your house had a metal roof?
That’s a good point about corrosion. I live near the coast, so the salt air just eats away at anything metal. I actually make it a habit to pop open the ground rod clamp every couple years and hit it with a wire brush - ...
RE: Roof upkeep through the seasons - did you see this?
I’ve wondered about that too - on my last project, I skipped the seam tape since the pitch was decent and figured gravity would do most of the work. But then we had a sideways rain and I noticed a bit of seepage near a v...
RE: If underlayments had a race: which one would cross the finish line last?
I hear you on the Texas sun - mine’s not quite as brutal (I’m in central Oklahoma), but it still cooks everything. I tried a high-temp synthetic last time, thinking it’d be the magic bullet. Nope. By year three, it was c...
RE: Roof Dramas: Shingles vs. Metal After Heavy Rain
I get the appeal of metal, but I’m not totally convinced it’s always the slam dunk for Midwest weather. I went with architectural shingles last time because the upfront cost of metal was just too much for my budget, and ...