That “within spec” line drives me nuts too. Had a similar runaround with fiber cement siding—installer blamed “normal fading,” but the panels looked t...

I've gone back and forth on this, honestly. Early on, I’d just grab a box of disposables from the hardware store—cheap nitrile ones, usually—and use t...

Yeah, I hear you on the cost vs. future headaches thing. When we did our roof a few years back (asphalt shingles, Midwest winters), I was tempted to j...