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RE: Would you worry about lightning if your house had a metal roof?
Had the same worries when we switched to metal a few years back. Honestly, I thought the whole house would turn into a lightning magnet, but turns out it’s actually safer than I expected - just conducts the strike straig...
RE: When the leaves fight back: a suburban drain mystery
That’s the truth - pine needles are relentless. I tried one of those plastic gutter guards a few years back, thinking it’d be a game changer, but the needles just wedged themselves right in the slots. Ended up spending m...
RE: Roof upkeep through the seasons - did you see this?
I hear you on the slushy mess - flat roofs and leaf guards in winter can be a real headache. I’ve actually gone back and forth on this myself. Last year, I tried one of those micro-mesh guards that supposedly “never clog...
RE: Quick fix or redo: dealing with damaged aluminum flashing
That’s the truth. I patched a flashing gap with some eco-friendly sealant on my shed, thinking I’d circle back in a month or two. Fast forward a year and I’d totally forgotten - until moss started growing inside. Even “g...
RE: how hot is too hot when welding TPO roofing?
Yeah, that's pretty much what our installer did too. He mentioned something similar about thicker membranes needing a bit more heat, but mostly he just kept an eye on how the seams looked. Seems like it's more art than s...