Yeah, I had the same reaction when I saw that line item—looked like a tiny strip of metal, and the price seemed out of proportion. But after living th...
That’s been my experience too, and honestly, it’s frustrating. The last big storm we had, I thought insurance was gonna cover everything since a bunch...
I hear you on the plant choice thing—some sedums are like little green bulldozers. I had a patch of delosperma that went right through two layers of b...
I’m with you—sometimes the “install” is half the battle. I put up some of those cheaper panels on a chicken coop years back, figured they’d last a cou...
That’s a good point about trusses riding out storms better. I’ve always found them sturdier, but man, trying to get to a junction box up there is brut...
I get the logic behind trying grading first, but honestly, it’s never done much for me. My place sits on clay, and no matter how I re-sloped the yard,...
I hear you about the paperwork not always being the magic key. I’ve been through the “roofing roulette” a couple times myself, and honestly, sometimes...
I've found peroxide helpful too, but honestly, when water damage gets bad enough, it usually means drywall replacement or flooring repairs. Ever had t...
Yeah, learned that one the hard way myself. We put in a coated aluminum fence around our place about six years ago—looked fantastic at first, but afte...
Yeah, I've seen patch jobs hold up fine too, but honestly it can be a gamble. My neighbor had panels installed after a small repair and it's been soli...
Had something similar happen when we got one of those smart thermostats. Thing kept insisting it knew our schedule better than we did—turning itself w...
Yeah, same here. When we switched to metal, insurance barely budged—but honestly, the real payoff was fewer headaches after storms. Haven't had to pat...
Couldn't agree more about the moss issue. We had a tile roof on our previous home, and it was shaded by some big trees. Looked great at first, but aft...
Totally get what you're saying about ventilation. When we bought our house, the previous owners had just put in a brand-new roof with some supposedly ...