Q: I was looking at my roof and I noticed a dark streak where two roofs meet and form a valley. I had a contractor friend check the shingles and he said I had a couple of years left before the roof ...

Snow prep usually means checking the generator, stocking salt, and making sure the heater’s running strong. But even if ...

Q. I had a home built this year and decided to have it inspected. The inspector found a problem with the “counter flashings,” which he said were improperly installed. The metal flashings are on the ...

Several weeks ago, I wrote about the different types of roofs you can use on your home. I should have realized it would create a tsunami of help requests regarding roof leaks at my “Ask Tim” page on ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

Pry, chisel and scrape off old metal flashings and roofing cement. Before you do anything, get your ladder, roof brackets and safety harness set up so you can work safely and efficiently on the roof.

Effisus Cobra is a solution for permanently sealing flashing details on metal roofs. Its elongation capacity guarantees that it will perfectly fit and adapt to any metal roof profile.

Tom spent 20 years running his own contracting company, working as a building mechanic and operating as a carpenter. Now he creates solar, home security, moving and home warranty content content for ...