That maple tree is probably doing you no favors—my neighbor’s got a monster cedar and I swear half my roof’s moss is just thanks to his shade. I’m wit...

Had to laugh at the “ugly but effective” bit—story of my life with home fixes. I tried making my attic vent covers look halfway decent with some lefto...

I get the appeal of the spray stuff for a quick fix, but I gotta admit, I had a bad experience with it a couple years back. Used it on my garage roof ...

The double-layer thing always cracks me up—like, yeah, let’s just slap another coat on and hope for the best. My place had two layers when I bought it...

Those inspection PDFs are wild—mine looked like a treasure map, but all the Xs just meant “pay for repairs.” I’ll take boring asphalt any day if it ke...

We trimmed back our trees last year after a branch dive-bombed my car windshield (RIP windshield, you served me well...). Honestly, it helped a bit, b...

Haha, I totally get the awkwardness. As someone who's been on the homeowner side of things, I've sheepishly pulled out an old quote myself, hoping it ...

Had my own battle with ice dams a couple winters back—tried the cable route too, and yeah, same story here. Worked great at first, then the thing just...

I hear ya on the bigger downspouts—switched mine out last year and it's been a game changer. Honestly, I used to dread gutter cleaning day (always end...