That squirrel bit made me laugh—reminds me of the time we pulled up a couple boards and found a whole peanut gallery (literally) under there. I’ve lea...

That’s spot on about the tape—heat here in Austin will test anything you stick up there. I’ve seen folks skip the cleaning part and then wonder why it...

That flat bar trick is gold. I learned the hard way after snapping a couple of ancient shingles on a 90s ranch house—owner wasn’t thrilled. And yeah, ...

That’s pretty much been my experience, too. I had a maroon Camry that faded out to a weird dusty pink after about six years parked outside. The sun ju...

That’s a good point about mixing things up being more work than it’s worth sometimes. I’ve seen the same thing happen with exterior paint touch-ups on...

Funny thing, I once had a contractor try to convince me that “premium” shingles would make up for cutting corners on flashing. Two years later, guess ...

Honestly, I get the temptation to just do a quick check, but in my experience, even a solid poke around isn’t always enough—especially in older homes....

I’ve actually noticed the same thing here in western WA. Swapped out some old dark shingles for lighter Malarkey ones on a duplex I manage, and the at...

That’s been my experience too—those spray-on sealers seem like a quick fix, but they just don’t handle the freeze-thaw cycles. I had a patch job on a ...

I’ve had my fair share of underlayment mishaps, too. We manage a bunch of duplexes and small apartment buildings, and every time there’s a re-roof, it...