Honestly, I get the frustration with missing labels, but I’m not sure stickers would even last that long up there. My attic gets crazy hot in summer—a...
Patch kits have been a total crapshoot for me too. I tried fixing a couple of spots on my garage roof last fall—followed the instructions to the lette...
Man, I feel you on the old house quirks. I thought adding baffles would be the magic fix too, but nope—still get a bit of frost here and there. Someti...
I get what you’re saying, but in my case, insurance actually came through better than expected. We had a tree branch punch through the roof last year—...
That’s actually super helpful to hear. I’ve been on the fence about metal, mostly because of the upfront cost and, honestly, I wasn’t sure how it’d lo...
Yeah, the squirrels here treat my roof like their personal buffet. I swear, if they ever develop a taste for asphalt shingles, I’m doomed. I had a lea...
That’s rough—$900 is no joke for what started as a tiny patch. I had a similar thing happen last fall. Thought I could just caulk up a little drip nea...
Yeah, I learned that the hard way. First winter in my place, I noticed that weird earthy smell in the attic and just ignored it... next thing I know, ...
That’s exactly what I ran into—thought I could save a little by grabbing some panels from a local hardware store to finish off the last section. Big m...
That’s good to hear. I’m in the same boat—paid more for synthetic last year and kinda held my breath about whether it was worth it. Our winters are br...
Pressure washing can be tricky... I've done it myself, and honestly, it worked fine for me, but I kept the pressure pretty low and was careful not to ...
Haha, yeah, that's exactly why we stuck with shingles when we replaced ours last spring. Metal sounded tempting for longevity, but I figured sleep was...
Good point about ventilation. When I bought my first house, I thought flashing and shingles were pretty much the whole story. Then winter hit and I no...
Honestly, from my experience, moderate snowfall areas can still benefit quite a bit from a slightly higher ice barrier. When we bought our first place...
Yeah, I underestimated all those little costs too. First storm in our new place, thought insurance would handle most of it, but nope... ended up renti...