Ben Keith 🚲This explains why my homeowners' insurance company wants me to cut down all the trees and buy a new roof: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/05/13/climate/home-insurance-profit-us-states-weather.html
They're losing money in my state.
"Humans are tool users," he reminded himself, as he printed off a bracket for his monopod to hold his GoPro, so he could tape the monopod to a broom handle, so he could take photos of his roof, so he could send the insurance adjuster the photos, so they could see the actual state of the roof instead of relying on satellite imagery
The insurer definitely wants me to replace the roof on my garage. They aren't sure if they want me to replace the roof on the house, and won't say how to resolve that. They also are concerned about tree overhang, but don't say which trees or how much the trees need to be pruned back.
Guess I'll shop for a new insurer.
lolnope, the roof on my house is 20+ years old according to the insurers' records, so it'll need to be replaced before anyone insures it.
Current insurer is willing to work with me, if I can get a replacement in contract before the end of the month.
(sample size n=2) new roofs are more affordable than I thought.
I am receiving conflicting reports about whether I can keep my Gutter Helmet installation with a metal roof.
Jason Kotenko@benlk I was just wondering yesterday why black continues to be the normal roof color.
At least here in Vegas we use pinkish terra cotta tiles.
@jasonkotenko It's definitely not the normal roof color for commercial properties, which have to deal with acre-feet of air conditioned space. Those are all switching to brilliant white.
Brian Boyer@benlk When we wanted to buy our house, it had a 20+ roof. Couldn’t buy w/o insurance, which we couldn’t find. Finally went through a broker to find a company who would insure us. The premiums were high but a lot cheaper than a new roof, which we eventually did when we had the dough.