Q: We are contemplating a new roof on our 35-year-old home (2,900 square feet), which currently has a hip roof. We have received two different opinions. One roofer recommends no ridge vent and wants ...

Q–The buzzword in my area of new roof and reroofing jobs is ridge and soffit ventilation. I don’t remember seeing any of these products on the houses I grew up in. Are they really necessary? What ...

Roof styles have gone through a lot of significant changes over the years. Who can forget the 1950s contemporary houses that sported flat roofs? Then there were “Cape Cods” with the doghouse dormers ...