From cracked shingles to ice dam damage, these are the problems should check for after the winter season wraps up to avoid ...

It is said that a roof is 10% of a project's cost and 90% of its problems. That may be an overstatement, but without proper design and installation, roofs can and will fail. Many roofing problems can ...

A reader is buying a house with a shallow-pitch roof. The roof surface is asphalt shingles, which concerns the reader because it is a roof that looks nearly flat. A home inspector said the roof slope ...

When water starts dripping from your ceiling, the real problem often begins outside at the edge of your roof, where clogged ...

When you’re trying to track down a leak, start by looking at the roof uphill from the stains. The first thing to look for is any roof penetrations. Items that penetrate the roof are by far the most ...

Q: Shortly after it was built, we noticed a slightly lifted-looking horizontal line (shingles not flat as the others) on the upper-left area of the roof when looking at the front of the house. The ...

Having spent 30+ years in residential construction, contracting, remodeling, maintenance and home repair, Deane now contributes DIY, informational and financial content as a freelance writer and ...