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Recycling roofs into roads

by Daniel S. Morrison

5 Roofs That Will Last a LifetimeOnline Membership Required

These premium products offer time-tested longevity, so your choice depends on price, appearance, and installation requirements by Harrison McCampbell

A House for the End of Cheap OilOnline Membership Required

Healthful, light-filled, and energy-efficient, this home reaches back to its California past and toward a sustainable future by David Arkin

Q & A: Nailing roof shingles in high-wind zones

by Stephen Hazlett

Four Ways to Shingle a ValleyOnline Membership Required

A custom builder shows three conventional ways and one new method to weatherproof this crucial roof detail by Mike Guertin

Asphalt Shingling From the Top Down
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Asphalt Shingling From the Top DownOnline Membership Required

On steeply pitched roofs, working from the ridge down is faster, safer and easier on the shingles by John Carroll

Flashing Brick-Veneer WallsOnline Membership Required

Good masonry work blocks most rainwater, and proper flashing details expel what does get through by Douglas R. Stieve

Shingle lifter
Tip: Shingle lifter

by John Carroll

Reroofing With Asphalt ShinglesOnline Membership Required

Laying new shingles over old might avoid the cost of a tearoff, but you still have to replace the vents and flashings by Stephen Hazlett

Flashing a ChimneyOnline Membership Required

Installing the flashing along with the bricks makes for a more secure and much better-looking job by John Carroll

Tip: Scrap vinyl anchors tar paper in high winds

by John V. Cord

Q & A: Shingling a low-slope roof

by Roe A. Osborn

Shingling from the top down
Tip: Shingling from the top down

by Emanuel Jannasch

Choosing RoofingOnline Membership Required

Up in the air about using asphalt, wood, slate, tile or metal to keep out the rain? There are lots of choices, and they all have advantages by Jefferson Kolle

Laying Out Three-Tab Shingles

Spend a little time measuring and striking lines, and the rest is fairly easy by John Carroll

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