Q. The day after moving into our home, we learned that the new roof, installed by the seller during escrow, is in violation of the building code. In our area, only two layers of shingles are allowed.

Any part of your house’s exterior can get assaulted by wind, rain, hail, bitter cold, intense heat, strong sunlight, and other weather insults. But your roof typically gets the worst of it. Things ...

Choosing strong roofing shingles is a crucial step toward making sure that you, your home, and your belongings are well protected. (Another key step: hiring a good roofing contractor.) Consumer ...

The first layer on top of the plywood or OSB roof deck is underlayment. For this, we chose a self-healing ice-and-water membrane to protect the shallow-pitched roof deck. The tricky part in laying the ...