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RE: Lowered my insurance bill after a roof inspection - anyone else surprised?
I had a similar experience, though I was pretty skeptical about the payoff at first. My place is a 1978 split-level and I always figured the draftiness was just part of the deal with older homes. After my last insurance ...
RE: How Often Do You Really Need to Service Your Stuff?
I started using binoculars after I tweaked my knee trying to get up on the roof last spring - definitely easier on the joints. For me, leaks always seem to start around the chimney flashing, but I’ve also found a couple ...
RE: When sparks fly: imagining a wildfire-proof neighborhood
I actually did look into living roofs when we were redoing our place after that big windstorm a couple years back. The idea of a green roof sounded pretty cool - extra insulation, helps with runoff, and yeah, the sound d...
RE: How often do you actually get your business roof checked?
I get what you’re saying about overdoing it, but honestly, I learned the hard way that skipping regular checks can be just as risky. My place has a flat roof - old torch-down membrane - and after a mild storm last year, ...
RE: How do you keep your gutters from turning into leaf soup?
That’s exactly what happened to me - pulled out the foam after a year and it was like a compost log. I’m curious, did you notice any water backing up under your shingles with the foam? I had a bit of that during heavy ra...
RE: Update Roof Ventilation ?
I totally get what you’re saying about overdoing the venting - I fell into that trap last winter. I thought adding a couple more roof vents would help with moisture, but all it did was make the upstairs colder and my hea...
RE: Just got a roof inspection PDF that's straight outta sci-fi
That’s been my experience too. I had a scan done on my place (built in ’62, insulation all over the map) and the report made it look like I had leaks everywhere. Turned out most of it was just cold air sneaking in around...
RE: Roof upkeep through the seasons - did you see this?
I’ve had the same experience with foam inserts - super easy to put in, but I live under a couple of big maples and after a season or two, they were basically composting in there. Ended up pulling them out and hosing them...
RE: Trying to budget out a CertainTeed roof - any tips?
Totally agree about balancing insulation and ventilation. When we redid our roof a couple years ago, I was tempted to go all-out on insulation because our heating bills were killing me every winter. But after chatting wi...