I get the urge to pull everything apart after a leak, but honestly, I think it can be a bit much unless you’ve got a real reason to suspect water’s go...
That’s pretty much how I see it too. I’ve got Atlas shingles under a big old oak and a couple of maples, and the north side always gets those green st...
We’ve got a pretty steep driveway and tried the mats last year. They did a decent job melting the snow, but you’re right—some of that water just slid ...
Funny you mention dye tests—I tried that once and the water still managed to find a way around where I thought it’d show up. My last leak was actually...
Couldn’t agree more. I tried relying just on drone photos once after a hailstorm, and thought everything looked fine—until a couple months later when ...
Yeah, I hear you on the peace of mind thing. I tried to tackle my own roof a couple years back—steep pitch, old shingles, the whole deal. Ended up chi...
Had a similar situation after Irma a few years back—roof looked totally fine from the yard, not a shingle out of place. Figured I got lucky. Fast forw...
I get what you’re saying about green roof trays, but honestly, I’ve had the opposite experience. Mine’s been up for five years and as long as I keep t...
That’s pretty much what convinced me to skip the green roof idea, too. Our winters out here (northern Iowa) are no joke, and I just couldn’t picture m...
That’s exactly how I felt after getting talked into a “premium” underlayment a few years back. Paid a chunk extra, installer swore it’d make the house...
I hear you on missing the quiet—my old felt underlayment used to muffle storms a lot better too. After I switched to synthetic (I went with Titanium),...
Attic trusses can definitely be handy, especially if you're looking to avoid the hassle of retrofitting later on. But honestly, I'm not totally sold o...
I've had the metal mesh ones for a couple years now, and honestly, they're pretty decent. Definitely agree they're better than foam inserts—those thin...
Yikes, that's rough... but honestly, it's easy to overlook windows. I did the same thing my first big storm and ended up with water everywhere. Learne...