Every time I think I’ve got the system figured out, insurance throws me a curveball. Last year, I had a roof claim where I sent in a whole folder—phot...
Had a roofer once tell me, “Felt’s like your favorite old flannel—breathes great, but don’t leave it out in a hurricane.” I’ve seen both hold up fine ...
Maple helicopters are relentless, aren’t they? I swear, if those things were currency, my gutters would make me a millionaire every May. I manage a fe...
I’ll admit, I’ve had a can of that spray stuff in my truck for emergencies—sometimes you just need to stop the drip before it wrecks a ceiling. It’s n...
Man, those PDFs with the rainbow blobs always crack me up. I had one last year that looked like a toddler’s finger painting—except it was supposed to ...
I hear you about the upfront sticker shock—metal roofs aren’t cheap, but after patching shingles for the umpteenth time, I started thinking of it as p...
Cap nails are the bane of my existence, but I’d rather deal with sore thumbs than a busted hip. Had a guy try to “save time” with peel-and-stick last ...
I’ve definitely had my share of “false alarms”—one time a humidity sensor started blaring at 2am, turned out my tenant just took a marathon shower and...
Man, I hear you on the patchwork life. I’ve Frankensteined so many roofs together with whatever was left in the shed, it’s a miracle some of them held...
That moss is relentless, right? I swear, I’ve seen more green on some roofs than in my backyard. I manage a few older places and the shingle ones are ...
Yeah, butyl tape’s a bit like duct tape for roofs—works great until it doesn’t. Had a patch job on a garage that looked fine for a year, then the summ...
Yeah, EPDM's pretty reliable overall. Had a building I managed a while back with EPDM roofing that took a beating from a freak windstorm—branches flyi...
Gotta hand it to you, replacing bearings yourself is pretty impressive. Last time I tried something similar, it ended with me chasing tiny ball bearin...
Yeah, metal roofs do look sharp, but honestly, I had a client who went with architectural shingles instead—saved some cash and they've held up surpris...
Had a similar issue at my place last winter. Thought I'd nailed it sealing up the attic, felt like a DIY hero...until I woke up one night to this weir...