I’ve done the same—started with a screwdriver, ended up with a bigger project than planned. One thing that’s helped me: I use a cheap moisture meter i...

Paperwork is everything—totally agree there. I kept a binder with the contract, every invoice, and even snapped photos at each stage of my install. It...

Totally agree—trusses are a pain for running anything up there, but I’ll take that over worrying about snow loads. When I built my garage, the truss p...

That's interesting because I've seen similar things happen. A neighbor of mine had a roof that looked like a patchwork quilt—random shingles, some met...

Good call on the self-etching primer. I was in the same boat a couple years back—tried skipping steps to save a few bucks and ended up regretting it b...

Mushrooms in the closet...yikes. That's a textbook sign of moisture intrusion or poor ventilation. Usually, if you spot something like that, it's wort...