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RE: Getting attic airflow right: my step-by-step for better roof health
I get where you’re coming from about keeping airflow open, but I’ve seen a few situations where folks went the other way and didn’t seal up the attic hatch at all - just left it as-is, thinking the venting would handle e...
RE: When hail meets metal: a suburban legend
Our insurance was the same way - stone-coated counted as “specialty,” which bumped our deductible up a ton. We tried shopping around but didn’t get much traction; most companies seemed to lump it in with tile or slate. A...
RE: Would Malarkey shingles survive a solar-powered zombie apocalypse?
I’ve wrestled with moss on the north side too, and copper strips were just “meh” for me. Like you said, if there’s not much rain, they don’t do much. I tried scrubbing the worst spots by hand last fall - messy, but hones...
RE: Switching from RO to UF membranes made my life way easier
That’s been my experience too. I remember my first winter after switching to UF membranes - felt like I’d finally cracked the code, but then we got a cold snap and boom... ice dams right over a spot where the soffit vent...