Replacing your roof is one of the most expensive home repair projects you'll have to oversee as a homeowner. That's why choosing the right material can be such a difficult decision. Asphalt shingles ...

Q We need a new roof before the rain starts, but we don’t know what to do because what we really want is cedar. Friends tell us this is too expensive and impractical, but we think it would look great ...

Q: You advised a reader that if he wants to replace his wooden roof with composition shingles he will have to cover the skip sheeting with a plywood deck. I plan to re-roof my house this summer myself ...

When it came time to replace the roof on their house in Seattle’s Crown Hill neighborhood, Jeff and Kim Carlson made a popular decision — they stayed with composite shingles. “Contractors brought up a ...

There are dozens of roofing materials to choose from and each one has its upsides and downsides. This investment shouldn't be taken lightly — a roof is the primary bulwark standing between an interior ...

Q: Several years ago we replaced our worn shake roof with a new, expensive composition roof. Now we are suffocating in the summer. Wood does not conduct heat. Wood shakes are also individual pieces ...

Any part of your house’s exterior can get assaulted by wind, rain, hail, bitter cold, intense heat, strong sunlight, and other weather insults. But your roof typically gets the worst of it. Things ...

“I don't want to invest in another junk composite shingle roof in an area where they are crap.” Frustrated homeowner ...

Brazilian company Planefibra has launched Planemax, an opaque roofing panel made from glass fibre reinforced polymer composite (GRP).The product has been developed for environments where corrosion ...