That made me laugh because I totally fell for the gadget trap too. I bought one of those moisture meters off Amazon, thinking I’d be some kind of roof...

I went the “approved installer” route last year when we replaced our roof (asphalt shingles, Midwest winters… fun times). The warranty paperwork was a...

Reading this makes me feel a little better about my own struggles with flashing. I went into my first roof repair thinking Z-flashing would be this ma...

That “price may change” clause sounds smart. I wish I’d thought of that when we replaced our gutters last fall. The contractor gave us a quote, and by...

I tried one of those touch-up pens when I put up my shed last fall—honestly, it was kind of a mixed bag. It worked okay for tiny scratches, but on the...

I get the appeal, but I actually tried the binocular trick and still missed a couple cracked shingles near the ridge. Ended up catching them later whe...

Trying to pick a shingle that won’t cook my attic—Malarkey worth it? I totally get the concern about attic temps. When we bought our place last year,...

Good point about the weak links—even solid networks can have a few duds. When we bought our first place, we had a similar situation. The contractor ca...

Totally agree with you there. When I first moved into my place, the dryer started squeaking like crazy after just a few months. Thought I'd pop it ope...