Haha, learned that lesson the hard way myself. I figured I'd save time and do it solo... ended up nearly dropping a shutter into my flower bed. Anyway...

Haha, man, story of my life right there. Just bought our first house last year and did my first big DIY roofing project a couple months ago. Same situ...

Yeah, reflective shingles seemed like a gimmick to me too—pricey and not much bang for your buck. Insulation was the real MVP in my place. I did try r...

My neighbor's shop has a TPO roof that's pushing 12 years now. Still looks decent, but he's had to patch seams a couple times. Nothing major, but yeah...

Same here, our shingles are barely hitting the 6-year mark and already look like they've been through a midlife crisis. I thought maybe it was just ch...

Totally agree on galvanized screws. Just built my first deck last summer (rookie homeowner here, still amazed it hasn't collapsed yet...) and went wit...

I feel your pain on the sedum. We tried a small green roof patch on our shed last year—looked great until February hit. Ice dams and heavy snow pretty...

Haha, exactly why I went with tile for my first place—I figured I'd rather deal with the occasional cracked tile than worry about shingles flapping ar...

Yeah, learned this the hard way after sweating buckets last summer. Turns out my attic insulation was basically cotton candy...minus the tasty part. U...

Haha, maybe it's not the roof that's messing with us, but our timing? I procrastinated last year, did nothing at all...and weirdly enough, no issues. ...