Q: The brown shingles on our house, built in the late 1950s, are showing signs of wear. While not worn or damaged, the shingles look tired -- waterlogged or parched, depending on the season. We've ...

In the home--as in life--it's often the little things that matter. And it's amazing how many small structural things can go wrong around your house. Whether it's the front-door lock that won't let you ...

Q: We have cedar shingles on our home and we love them. We had a difficult time finding someone to restore them until I mentioned it to a retired contractor. He had leftover oil preservative, which ...

There are many issues that can eventually lead to needing a roof replacement; curling shingles are one of them. Here's what you can do about it.

Wood shingles and shakes (their brawnier, split cousins) have been a notable component in the homebuilder’s tool kit since the earliest days of European settlement in North America. It may be that ...