Homeowners can often take the roof over their heads for granted. As long as your roof keeps the rain off and doesn’t leak, it might be tempting to not pay it much attention. Right? Maybe not. Whether ...

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Plus everything else you need to know from the pros. Choose roof shingles that complement your home's architecture and exterior color palette, treating the roof as a subtle backdrop that enhances ...

ABOUT: Most common of all roof types in the U.S. today, asphalt shingles are the roofing material on almost 80 percent of American homes. Asphalt saturates both sides of their paper or fiberglass base ...

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 ...

To a home insurance company, the roof is the most important part of your house. Why? Because it's the gateway to far greater damage claims once it's breached. "The roof is the first layer that wind, ...

Homeowners can often take the roof over their heads for granted. As long as your roof keeps the rain off and doesn't leak, it might be tempting to not pay it much attention. Right? Maybe not. Whether ...