Q. Our roof shingles are a light gray color and we want to paint them a darker color. Is this possible? A. This is always “iffy.” If you paint them, remember that this will have to be repainted at ...

The painting of cedar shingles column last week elicited several replies. Here are two: Dear Jerry: I have a Cape Cod built 1947, cedar shingles; I like the look. The original paint and all the coats ...

Q:My wall shingles are 70 years old and not curling. The paint is thick and cracked, but there is no peeling. I have heard of a Power Shaver, an electric tool for scraping paint. Or should I ...

Dear Jerry: I had my 1965-built cedar-shingle house painted last summer. (I've only lived in the house for 11 years). Within a couple of months the east side of the house started to bubble. The ...

Q. Paint was dropped on an asphalt shingle roof during an amateur house painting project. How can I remove that paint? A. You can’t remove it without damaging the shingles. Damaging, heck, destroying ...