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trollbridgeyesterday at 1:55 PM0 repliesview on HN

The main problem is (a) the cost of roofers has gone up significantly, (b) as a country we switched from more durable forms of roofing like slate to cheap forms that are harder to repair and easier to damage, like asphalt shingles, and (c) the roofing industry is now full of bad actors committing near-insurance fraud.