That’s a big one. I almost went with concrete tiles but had to get an engineer to check my rafters first—turns out, not all old houses can handle the ...

You nailed it—there’s always a compromise. I looked into copper a while back, but the sticker shock was real. Ended up going with galvalume steel and ...

Good tip on checking for rust spots—learned that lesson the hard way myself. Another thing I'd suggest is giving each sheet a quick flex-test to spot ...

Exactly my thinking. I roofed my own place last summer—just a one-time thing—and renting a pneumatic nailer was way cheaper. Hybrid sounds nice, but h...

Green roofs sound nice in theory, but the upfront costs can be pretty steep if you're on a tight budget. I've found that investing in solid flashing a...

Had a similar issue last spring—thought for sure I had a roof leak after a heavy rain. Spent hours checking shingles and flashing, only to realize the...

Had a similar issue myself—roof looked fine, but after installing panels, leaks popped up around the mounts. Ended up pulling the panels off, replacin...

Went through something similar myself. When we moved in, roof looked fine, inspection didn't flag much, so figured we'd squeeze a few more years out o...

Haha, been there—it's like trying to text while wearing oven mitts. Honestly, when gadgets get too fancy, I stick to the basics: dry hands, simple too...

I've actually had better luck running even cooler than 850°F. Around 800°F seems to work fine for me, especially if you slow down a bit and focus on c...