storm_river
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RE: Lowered my insurance bill after a roof inspection—anyone else surprised?

Yeah, I hear you. I didn’t realize how picky they’d get about the details until my last renewal—got a “recommendation” letter about exposed nails and ...

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RE: Solar attic fan install was supposed to be easy... right?

That hits home. I thought my solar attic fan would be a quick weekend project—just pop it in, wire it up, done. Ended up crawling around for hours bec...

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RE: when do you usually tackle gutter cleaning?

I've always leaned heavily on weather forecasts myself. I used to just eyeball it, but after a couple of surprise cold snaps left me scraping frozen m...

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RE: when do you usually tackle gutter cleaning?

I dunno, maybe you did get a dud, but honestly I think it depends more on timing and how often you're cleaning. I've used one of those gutter cleaning...

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RE: Finally tackled that metal edging thing on my roof

Yeah, the heat gun method sounds neat, but honestly, I'm not totally sold on it. I tried it once, and while it did soften things up nicely, it also wa...

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RE: Just got a roof inspection PDF that's straight outta sci-fi

Interesting points here, and I mostly agree with your take on copper vs zinc. But as someone who's had to make this exact choice recently, I'll throw ...

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RE: Hypothetical scenario: your roofer suggests a contractor network you've never heard of

Had a similar situation last year, actually. Our plumber recommended this small tile installer I'd never heard of, and their website was basically non...

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RE: Best ways to insulate a modified bitumen roof?

Interesting points here. I've been leaning toward EPS myself mainly because of budget constraints, but now you've got me thinking twice. Did you have ...

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RE: Is it true tile roofs are basically maintenance-free?

You know, I've wondered about that climate thing too. My neighbor has a tile roof that's maybe 25 years old, and it looks great from afar—but when you...

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