Great point about the flashing details. I've seen plenty of roofs with expensive tiles fail prematurely because someone rushed through the installatio...

I've seen mats hold up pretty well in heavy rain, but wind can be tricky. Had a property near the coast where strong gusts shifted them around a bit—n...

That's a pretty balanced take. I've had mixed experiences myself, but your point about checking coating specs is spot-on. I think that's where a lot o...

Learned this the hard way last summer when I grabbed a box of nails I'd left in the garage over winter. Thought they'd be fine since they looked okay ...

Yeah, warranties can be tricky like that. Had something similar happen with a heating system in one of the buildings I manage. The warranty looked sol...