STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Q. I'm building a room addition, and as I was doing the demolition of my outside wall I discovered tar paper was in the wall. I thought tar paper was just used on roofs. Why did ...

Q: I’m building a room addition, and as I was doing the demolition of my outside wall I discovered tar paper was in the wall. I thought tar paper was just used on roofs. Why did they use tar paper in ...

Q: When you were writing about roof repair and replacement, I never saw anything on tar-and-gravel roofs. I just bought a house. At my prepurchase inspection, I was told the roof was in pretty good ...

Today's homeowners aren't at a loss for choices when it comes to roofing. Among the different types of roofs to consider is tar and gravel roofing, a type of built-up roof (BUR) system using a ...