Q: I have a small house, and it needs a new roof. I can’t afford to hire a roofer. My house has shingles on it, and I can walk on the roof with little difficulty. I’ve never installed roof shingles.

Your biggest challenge installing a roof yourself will be the physical aspect of the job. It's hard work under the best conditions. It's unbearable work if you have ...

Q We need a new roof before the rain starts, but we don’t know what to do because what we really want is cedar. Friends tell us this is too expensive and impractical, but we think it would look great ...

Cedar shakes undoubtedly make one of the most appealing roof surfaces you can install. They are attractively rustic, historically accurate and reliable. But you pay a high price for those good looks ...

Beads of sweat trickled from Alan Schaeffer’s forehead Monday morning as he nailed one cedar shingle after another onto the roof of Epler schoolhouse. “They didn’t have modern materials and power ...

Can you avoid tearing off your old asphalt shingle roof by putting a steel roof over it? Maybe. Most codes now allow no more than two layers of roofing before requiring a complete tear-off. So, if ...

QUINCY-- Volunteers are needed to help the Friends of the Log Cabins install cedar shake shingles on the Clat Adams log cabin roof from 8 a.m. to noon this Saturday, July 11. Anyone wishing to help ...