Tried the electric carving knife trick last fall when I was redoing the insulation in my crawlspace. Honestly, it worked way better than I expected—ju...

That’s honestly the best way to put it. I learned this the hard way with my first house. The previous owners must’ve loved this weird, almost-orange s...

I had the same thing happen after my first drone scan—PDF looked like my roof was a disaster zone, but when I climbed up there, half the “hot spots” w...

That’s pretty much been my experience too. When we bought our place, the inspector pointed out some old felt that was curling up like potato chips—loo...

That’s been my experience too. I tried the big box route first—figured it’d be easier since I’m new to all this—but half the panels had little dents o...

Man, I feel that. After last year’s hailstorm, I had to replace a section of my asphalt shingle roof—thought insurance would help, but they said the s...

I actually tried one of those zinc-rich primers on my metal railings last year, right before repainting. I live about a mile from the coast, so the sa...

Totally agree about references—I learned the hard way when I trusted glowing online reviews for our first roof fix...big mistake. Now I always ask nei...

Totally agree on the rushed installs. When I bought my first house, the inspector gave the roof a thumbs-up, but just a year later, I noticed water st...

Same here—I bought my first house about two years ago, and attic ventilation wasn't even on my radar. Last summer, though, I noticed our upstairs bedr...