I’ve always wondered if the underlayment matters more than the actual shingle brand when you’re dealing with a really shallow pitch. I get that Malark...

I actually bought a couple of those mats last winter for the front steps and a short walkway. I had the same concerns about cost and power usage, so I...

I’ve actually tried landscape fabric as a barrier, thinking it’d be a cheap fix, but honestly, it didn’t hold up well. After a couple of freeze-thaw c...

I’ve run into the same thing—sometimes you get that classic musty smell and you just know there’s going to be trouble underneath, but other times it’s...

I get what you’re saying about not trusting where the drip shows up, but I’ve actually had better luck tracing leaks by looking for airflow patterns i...

I can relate to the “drumline” effect—when I switched to a standing seam metal roof last year, the first hailstorm had me wondering if the house would...

I get where you’re coming from, but I actually think there’s more to it than just inspectors being picky for the sake of it. The last time I had a roo...