Had a customer once who swore their roof was “just fine” after a gnarly windstorm—looked perfect from the driveway. Fast forward a month, and they’re ...

Man, I’ve seen more powered attic fans turn a house into a giant vacuum than actually help with cooling. Had a customer once who thought his AC was br...

Man, I hear you on Midwest winters. My place is rocking 1950s plywood and it still sweats like a gym sock some days. OSB seems to hold moisture longer...

Man, the wind is the real boss out there. I swear, half my “science” is just sniffing the air and hoping for the best. Had a weld look perfect once, t...

Yeah, I’ve seen that too—if the guards aren’t sitting just right, you end up with a leafy runway instead of a gutter. Had a squirrel try to stash acor...

Squirrels, man. I swear they’re part ninja, part demolition crew. I put mesh guards up after a family of them decided my gutters were the perfect Airb...

Haha, guilty as charged! I can't tell you how many times I've crawled into an attic after a storm and found insulation jammed right up against those v...

Fair point about transparency, but honestly, too much emphasis on volatility can sometimes backfire. Had a homeowner once panic-buy shingles after hea...

Haha, drones are great but they're definitely not foolproof. Last summer, I trusted mine to check after a storm and it totally missed a cracked shingl...

I've seen heated gutter cables in action a couple times—honestly, they're a lifesaver if you're prone to ice dams. Yeah, it's another thing to keep an...

Couldn't agree more with this. I've seen Owens Corning shingles hold up impressively well after some pretty nasty storms—hail, wind, you name it. Had ...

I dunno, I'd be a bit more cautious about dismissing granule loss after storms. Seen roofs that looked fine from the ground but turned out pretty beat...