That’s a good point about checking under the insulation. I’ve seen leaks that only show up as a faint stain on the attic side of the sheathing—totally...
Had an inspector call out vent placement on one of my duplexes a couple years back. I thought he was just being picky, but sure enough, after the next...
That’s funny, I’ve noticed the same thing in our parking lot. We’ve got a couple of older Civics and a Camry that park out front, both red, and the Ho...
Funny thing, I actually had a different experience with the foam inserts at one of my older duplexes. They did get a bit grimy after a season, but the...
Had to laugh at the “race” idea—if underlayments were runners, old-school felt would be huffing and puffing at the back for sure. I’ve seen it curl up...
Metal roofs get a bad rap for being noisy, but honestly, with good insulation you barely notice anything. We put one on a duplex after a wild hailstor...
That’s interesting about the regional suppliers letting you piggyback on deliveries—never thought to ask about that. I’ve mostly stuck with local yard...
That’s been my experience too. I manage a few properties with those mesh covers, and while they definitely cut down on the “gutter soup” inside, I sti...
Had a place a few years back where we thought adding more insulation would fix our drafty winters, but it barely made a dent until we tracked down all...
Haha, love that comparison—Gore-Tex for roofs is exactly how I explained it to my neighbor last summer when he was dealing with some weird attic dampn...
Haha, tell me about it... reminds me of the time a storm turned our parking lot into a mini lake. Had tenants joking about charging admission for wate...
Exactly this. Reminds me of a property I managed a few years back—tenants kept complaining about the upstairs rooms being unbearably hot in summer. Tu...
I've seen people get pretty creative even with trusses, actually. A tenant in one of our properties had the same spider-web truss setup you described....
Those rebates can definitely sweeten the deal, but I'd caution against letting them sway your decision too heavily. Last year, I had a client who jump...
Yeah, been there myself. Had a similar issue with flashing on one of the properties I manage. Owner thought it was just a minor leak—turned out the al...