Yeah, good point about sleek designs cutting down on DIY mishaps. But honestly, some of these tricky clips seem intentionally designed to frustrate us...

Yeah, 30 days sounds about right. When we renovated our kitchen last spring, we got a quote good for 60 days—which seemed generous at first—but by wee...

Chalk lines definitely help, but I still swear by guide boards for hip and ridge shingles. I tried relying solely on chalk once, and halfway through r...

Totally agree on impact-resistant shingles—went that route myself after a nasty windstorm tore off half my old roof. Insurance discount was nice, but ...

Had a similar close call myself when we redid our deck. Contractor recommended a painter from some network I'd never heard of. Everything looked legit...

Good tips there, especially about the neighbors. I found that once you get the hang of basic controls, the trickiest part is actually judging distance...

I've found around 25-35 feet usually hits the sweet spot for me. Any higher and I start losing detail on those sneaky little cracks or lifted shingles...

Yeah, totally get what you're saying about patching things up. Reminds me of when we first bought our house—had this old wooden fence in the backyard....