I’ve wondered the same thing about waxing. My dad was big on it—every other Sunday, out came the old can of Turtle Wax and a stack of rags. I tried to...

Those maple seeds are the bane of my spring. I tried the mesh guards a couple years back—ended up with a mat of helicopters on top, and still had to g...

That stings. I’ve been there—had a section above my garage where the flashing looked solid, but every winter the snow melt would sneak in somehow. I k...

I used to think shingle color was the magic bullet too, until I actually crawled up in my attic one July and nearly melted. We swapped out our old dar...

Totally hear you on this one. A couple summers back, I helped my brother-in-law install his solar fan, and he was convinced dead-center placement was ...

Glad I'm not the only one noticing this. I tried mesh guards a few years back thinking they'd save me some hassle, but they ended up being more troubl...

Went through something similar a couple years back—thought I'd scored a deal on some metal sheets from a local clearance sale. They looked decent enou...

I've skipped drainage mats before on a small flat roof project at my old place—figured gravel and slope would be enough. Honestly, insulation-wise, I ...

Yeah, learned that lesson the hard way myself. A few years back, after a nasty storm, I thought I'd save some cash by patching up the roof myself. Loo...