I wrestled with this too when I bought my place last year. My roof’s about 25 years old, and the inspector found a couple of soft patches. Overlay sou...

Yeah, that “lifetime warranty” line gets thrown around a lot, but it’s not much help when you’re actually dealing with leaks or blown-off shingles. I’...

I hear you on the fabric. I went with the mid-range stuff last year, thinking it’d be fine, but I’m already seeing a few roots poking through. Not sur...

Yep, learned this after my first summer in the house. I swapped out old shingles for architectural ones thinking it’d help, but attic temps barely cha...

Funny how that works. I’m in the Midwest, and I tried peel-and-stick on my garage roof last fall. Thought I nailed it—surface was dry, temps were good...

I get your point, but honestly, I'm glad we went with rafters. Sure, finishing the attic was a pain, but now we've got a legit guest room up there. Tr...