I get the temptation to just toss a fan up there, but I’ve actually had better luck pulling out soggy insulation right away—even if it feels wasteful....

Funny you mention insurance—my neighbor actually had the opposite experience. Their synthetic slate roof got dinged up in a hailstorm last year, and t...

Funny you mention the eave gaps—my old shed had those mushroom vents, but I left a little space under the roofline too. It made a bigger difference th...

Metal roofs really are a different beast. I put one on my cabin after a nasty hailstorm shredded the old shingles, and honestly, it’s been solid ever ...

Torch-down definitely has a reputation for lasting, and I’ve seen it hold up through some gnarly storms. My neighbor’s place had a torch-down roof put...

That’s been my experience too. I had a standing seam metal roof put on about 15 years ago, and after a couple of those classic Midwest hailstorms, it ...

Heat cables were a lifesaver for me during that brutal ice dam winter a few years back, but I totally get not wanting to depend on them. I’ve messed a...

Had to laugh at the critter nest bit—when we did our tear-off, we found a pile of acorns and some chewed-up insulation tucked between the rafters. Nev...