More stories about Roofing

• Backfill: Roofing Under Cover

  Roofing under cover

• Restoring an Old Barn

  Carefully shoring the entire structure allowed it to be repaired one section at a time.

• Installing Synthetic Slate

  This alternative to slate is light, rugged, and easy to cut.

• Letters

  Hot-roof approach; cold-roof details; back to basics; concrete epoxy anchor

• Products

  Anti-sweat valve for toilets; cold-weather spray foam; solar-powered dimmer for tubular skylights; standard-width high-performance range; faux slate roofing; more

• Q&A: Modifying Roof Trusses

  Q: My client wants to add a 16-inch-wide 4-inch-deep tray ceiling in a room where the drywall ceiling is attached to the bottom chord of roof trusses. To do this, I'd have to cut out and raise the bottom chords of the trusses. Is that possible?

• Cricket Retrofit

  A downslope chimney without a diverter is guaranteed to leak.

• Retrofitting an Insulated Cold Roof

  Installing insulation and ventilation under a new roof can solve heat-loss problems and prevent ice dams.

• Breakline - New Tests Coming for Roof Coverings?

  New Tests Coming for Roof Coverings

• Strengthening Roof-to-Wall Connections

  New Florida codes compel contractors to upgrade the roof-wall connections on qualifying older homes when replacing the roof covering. In this article Richard Reynolds, who helped write the new code language, outlines the steps involved: how to inspect the connections that tie existing rafters or...