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RE: What’s on your roof? Quick poll: shingles, metal, tile, or something else?
I hear you on the metal roof noise - first time it hailed after we put ours on, I thought the world was ending. But yeah, it’s held up way better than shingles ever did. I’m in north Texas and between the wind and those ...
RE: ROOF SURVIVED HURRICANE, BUT WAS IT JUST LUCK?
I hear you on the “survivor” roofs. Mine made it through two hurricanes and I thought I was golden - until a random spring storm peeled off a chunk of ridge cap like it was nothing. Turns out, what looked fine from the g...
RE: How do you keep your gutters from turning into leaf soup?
Yeah, ladders and I aren’t exactly best friends either. I actually hired someone because my balance is about as reliable as my old lawnmower. The guards do help with the mess, but honestly, they’re not a magic fix - stil...
RE: Keeping rust at bay when you're near the ocean
Yeah, 316 is a wallet-buster, but after watching “marine grade” screws turn orange in under a year, I’m done with shortcuts. My neighbor tried galvanized for his porch - looked fine until the first nor’easter. Now he’s g...
RE: how much does fixing up after a big storm usually set you back?
We had a similar run-in with our insurance after the last big hailstorm - metal roof too, and now it looks like someone took a baseball bat to it. Adjuster said as long as it’s not leaking, it’s “character.” I get that i...
RE: Debating cup vs link style rain chains for gutter replacement
Honestly, I gotta say I’m not totally sold on the combo chain idea. Maybe it looks cool, but from what I’ve seen, mixing cups and links just makes cleaning more annoying - like you get the worst of both worlds. My neighb...