Question: I don't remember seeing ridge and soffit ventilation on the houses I grew up in. Is it necessary? What if the house has a hipped roof? A friend of mine who lives in the snow belt had a foot ...

Q: How necessary are the shingles on a vent? I have a short length of ridge vent where a couple of the shingles were damaged; the house painter stepped on them. The plastic ridge vent itself seems to ...

Q: During a recent heavy rain I noticed water stains on my ceiling that were not there when the home was inspected just four months ago. I called the home inspector, and he said the roof was not steep ...

Roof styles have gone through a lot of significant changes over the years. Who can forget the 1950s contemporary houses that sported flat roofs? Then there were “Cape Cods” with the doghouse dormers ...

Q. How necessary are the shingles on a vent? I have a short length of ridge vent where a couple of the shingles were damaged; the house painter stepped on them. The plastic ridge vent itself seems to ...