I get where you’re coming from, but I’ve actually had better luck with zinc strips along the ridge. Cleanup helps, but the strips seem to slow the alg...

I hear you on the salt—living near the bay, I’ve learned that lesson the hard way. Even with good airflow, my sockets started getting that weird white...

That’s been my experience too. I put a roof fan in about ten years ago, thinking it’d be a quick upgrade. The shingles were maybe 15 years old at the ...

That’s pretty much where I landed too—leaf blower attachment and calling it “good enough” most of the year. I had such high hopes for those gutter gua...

That line cracked me up—so true. I used to be a “set it and forget it” type with my old bitumen roof, which worked until it didn’t. First clue was a b...

Funny you mention attic venting—I had a similar issue in a 2005 build. The builder used those cheap baffles that collapsed over time, so airflow was b...

I’ve wondered the same thing about resale value. I picked up a used Hitachi nailer for my last roof, figuring I’d get most of my money back if I sold ...