I went with foam board for the custom baffles—just the cheap stuff from the big box store. Cardboard warped on me after one wet spring, so never again...

I hear you on the fading. I went with a cheaper synthetic slate a few years back, thinking I’d save some cash and avoid the weight of real stone. Look...

Title: When Hail Meets Metal: A Suburban Legend I’ll admit, I used to think metal roofs were basically indestructible. We put ours on about seven yea...

We did the same thing a few years back—just put a second layer on instead of tearing everything off. Our house is older, but the decking was still sol...

Yeah, I hear you on the sun-fade. Mine’s only been up three years and the side that gets hammered by afternoon sun is already looking a bit washed out...

I hear you on location trumping condition. My place is a few blocks outside the “official” flood zone, but my rates still barely budged after a new ro...

Stainless is nice, but man, the price tag always makes me wince. I get it though—last time I tried to save a few bucks with “good enough” fasteners, I...

That’s exactly what happened to us last winter. I saw a faint brown spot in the hallway, figured I’d keep an eye on it till spring. Next heavy rain, t...

That’s kind of reassuring to hear. I always wonder if I’m overthinking things—like, is it smarter to just do the basics really well instead of piling ...