Had a similar wake-up call with gutters last fall. Figured I could let them go a little longer since we don’t have a ton of trees near the house, but ...

I get the appeal of metal, especially after patching up asphalt for years, but I’ve actually seen a few folks around here regret it once the Texas hea...

Funny you mention the blue—my uncle had an old Ford that started out a deep navy and ended up looking almost purple after a few summers. I agree, silv...

That’s the truth. I’ve crawled through more attics than I care to admit, and you’d be surprised how often I see those “high-efficiency” fans just blow...

Had a job last year where we scoped the drains and used a drone for the roof—still found rotten decking once we started pulling up layers. Old buildin...

That’s been my experience too, especially with roofing jobs. Last spring, we had a week of rain right after I got a quote for shingles. By the time th...

Had a customer last fall who swore up and down that leaf filters were gonna be the end of his gutter headaches. He went with the fine mesh type, since...

I've been there too—cutting corners once cost me a whole weekend redoing flashing on my uncle's garage. Thought I'd save time skipping primer, and a m...

I've gotta say, regular maintenance is definitely key, but sometimes I wonder if we're overthinking the algae thing a bit. A few years back, I worked ...

Exactly. Had a similar experience when my folks redid their roof last summer. They almost went with the pricier quote, thinking higher price meant bet...

Funny you mention the granules thing—I used to think that too, until I worked with an old roofer who swore up and down it wasn't always a big deal. He...

Been there, done that. Synthetic slate looks fantastic, no doubt, but honestly, I've seen some pretty impressive asphalt shingles lately that mimic sl...