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hunterp20
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RE: Is it smarter to pay upfront or finance big purchases?
This is so true. When we bought our fridge last year, we paid cash for a “discount” but didn’t get a proper receipt. Six months later, it started making this weird noise and the store basically shrugged since we had no p...
RE: Would you worry about lightning if your house had a metal roof?
I’ve wondered about the noise, honestly. We toured a house with a metal roof last spring and it was pouring rain - could barely hear ourselves talk in the upstairs bedroom. Does that bother you after a while, or do you j...
RE: Swapping Out Roof Vent Boots With The Seasons - Worth The Hassle?
I went with plastic too, mostly because I was already bleeding money after buying the house. My place is older and the roof’s not in great shape, so I figured if something was gonna fail, it’d probably be the shingles be...
RE: Why does cleaning up nail clippings always turn into a scavenger hunt?
I totally get this - my backyard’s like a time capsule for old hardware. I pulled up a bunch of nails after we moved in, thought I’d gotten them all, then my kid found one with his shoe a month later. The magnetic sweepe...
RE: Keeping algae off Atlas shingles: My quick hack
I totally get where you’re coming from. I moved in last year and the previous owner put on Atlas shingles about three years ago. We’re in the muggy part of Georgia, so algae is a constant battle. Honestly, they’ve held u...
RE: Just got a roof inspection PDF that's straight outta sci-fi
I totally get the patchwork quilt vibe - mine looks like a game of “guess which year this shingle is from.” I did catch a small leak early thanks to a thermal scan, but honestly, half the time it’s just the squirrels mak...