This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. RAYMORE, Mo. — When Jake Kraus decided to ...

I left off my last post on retrofits looking for trouble….literally. Hidden problems can cause quite a bit of trouble if left undiscovered. And hidden problems with retrofitting a flat roof to a ...

Is your home trying to tell you something?

Roof repairs are to homeownership what good nutrition is to overall health — a necessary component of keeping things in working order. They may not be the most glamorous projects, but they are ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...