We went with trusses when we built our place, mostly because it was cheaper and simpler at the time. I do sometimes wish we had the openness rafters c...

Yeah, battery nailers definitely get sluggish in the cold. Last winter, I helped my brother-in-law reshingle his shed, and we started out with his fan...

I totally get what you're saying about feeling like "beta testers." We replaced ours about 8 years ago, and I swear it's already looking rougher than ...

Had a similar experience with my dishwasher warranty. Thought I was covered when it stopped draining properly, but nope—apparently "user error" becaus...

Yikes, that sounds painfully familiar. We had a similar issue with our bathroom fan—thought everything was peachy until we noticed condensation drippi...

I get what you're saying about factory seconds, but honestly, I've had pretty decent luck with them. Picked up some thinner gauge sheets with a basic ...

I've had my share of underlayment headaches too—like the time I thought I'd scored a deal on some budget stuff. Fast forward two years, and I'm pullin...

That's a really good point about inspections not catching everything. When we had that big storm a couple years ago, we got an inspection right away a...

I've actually done something similar when patching up my shed roof last summer. It wasn't TPO, just regular asphalt shingles, but the heat was brutal....

I went flexible on mine last year and honestly, glad I did. Storm rolled in right when they were supposed to start...would've been super frustrated if...