This reminds me of when we bought our place a few years back. It wasn't brand new, but the inspector said everything was solid. Fast forward to our fi...

Had a neighbor who went solar last summer, and he was pretty worried about the same thing. His roof was pushing 20 years old, so he had a roofing guy ...

This makes total sense. When we moved into our place, the previous owner had installed this massive AC unit—probably thinking bigger was better. But w...

Yikes, metal roofing compatibility issues sound tricky. Reminds me of when I was helping my brother-in-law with his shed roof—he got a great deal on s...

I had one of those "aha" moments last month when my coffee maker suddenly stopped working. Thought it was toast, but figured I'd at least peek inside ...

We had a hailstorm a couple years back, and my neighbor had just upgraded to those impact-resistant shingles. Honestly, his roof barely had a scratch,...

Totally get what you're saying about visiting showrooms. I remember when we were redoing our kitchen, I spent hours scrolling through reviews—got tota...

Good point about the roof—I hadn't really thought about shingles peeling off like that. Last year, my neighbor spent a ton on storm shutters and reinf...

I dunno, tile roofs seem nice at first, but honestly, my neighbor has one and he's always grumbling about it. Last winter, ice built up under the tile...

I've never tried ultrasonic repellents myself, but your point about rotating them makes sense. Last year, I had squirrels nesting in my attic—tried se...

I've mostly stuck with coated screws too, but I gotta admit, after my raised beds started looking like a pirate shipwreck last spring, stainless steel...

$900 isn't bad, but honestly, it depends on how handy you are and what's hiding underneath. Last year I tackled some siding damage myself—thought it'd...

Had a similar run of bad luck a couple years back—hail damage to my roof and then a kitchen fire (small, thankfully). Premiums did go up noticeably, b...