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RE: Is it smarter to pay upfront or finance big purchases?
That’s a familiar story in my neighborhood too - after that big hailstorm last year, folks who financed got tangled up in paperwork while the rest of us were just patching things with whatever we had. I’m not saying payi...
RE: Clearing roof mess: DIY or hire a pro?
I hear you on the “pros” missing stuff - last year I paid for a full roof clean and still found a bunch of pine needles clogging my gutters a week later. Ended up up there myself anyway, so now I just do it unless it’s s...
RE: Why does every car brand have their own weird shade of red?
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 keep up for a while, but honestly, life gets in the way. These days...
RE: Roof upkeep through the seasons - did you see this?
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 get up there to clear them off. Honestly, I just stick to a sturdy la...
RE: Quick fix or redo: dealing with damaged aluminum flashing
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 kept patching the drywall inside, thinking it was just condensation, ...
RE: Trying to pick a shingle that won’t cook my attic - Malarkey worth it?
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 dark brown shingles for a lighter tan, and honestly, the difference was.....
RE: Solar attic fan install was supposed to be easy... right?
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 the way to go - "symmetry," he said. Well, symmetry doesn't cool your ...
RE: when do you usually tackle gutter cleaning?
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 trouble than they're worth. I remember climbing up there one spring and find...
RE: LOOKING FOR GOOD PLACES TO BUY METAL ROOFING SHEETS
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 enough, but after installation, the color faded unevenly within months. ...
RE: Best ways to insulate a modified bitumen roof?
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 didn't notice any real difference. But longevity... that's another s...
RE: how much does fixing up after a big storm usually set you back?
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. Looked fine at first, but a couple months later, I noticed this weird sme...