Totally agree with you there. When we first moved into our place, the previous owners had installed some pretty pricey leaf guards. Thought we were se...

Good points there, especially about decking. When I replaced my roof, I was tempted to cut corners on plywood too (budget was tight, ya know?), but th...

Yeah, I've seen that happen too. A neighbor of mine put down a deposit to lock in lumber prices for his deck, thinking he'd save big. But then the sup...

Yeah, totally get where you're coming from. We have a similar issue here—lots of small maple seeds and tiny twigs that just slip right through or pile...

I've actually used copper strips myself and... honestly, the results were kinda meh. They seemed to slow down moss growth a bit, especially near the r...

I looked into those when we redid our roof last year. They seem legit—supposedly hold up better to hail and wind—but the price jump was pretty steep. ...

Yeah, good point about installation quality. When we bought our house, the inspector mentioned our tile roof was around 25 years old but still in dece...

Had a similar issue myself, except mine was more of a mosquito breeding ground than a swamp... not great. I eventually dug a shallow trench filled wit...

Good call on smaller hardware stores—I snagged some Galvalume sheets at a local mom-and-pop place for way less than the bigger suppliers. And yeah, sn...

Good tips there, especially the grading thing. I thought my basement leak was something major, but turned out just reshaping the dirt around the house...