I've had mixed luck with Flex Seal outdoors too. Used it on a cracked birdbath once—worked great for a summer, but winter killed it. Seems like temper...

Green roofs do sound promising, but honestly, I've had better luck with storm shutters and reinforced windows. Learned that lesson after a nasty hails...

I hear ya on the hose tangling nightmare... been there myself. But honestly, once I got a decent hose reel and learned to position the compressor cent...

We went with rafters when we redid our roof a while back, mostly because we had dreams of turning the attic into a cozy little office space someday. F...

Yeah, totally agree on steel being tougher overall. My neighbor went with aluminum too—thought he'd save himself some hassle with rust. But after one ...