Peter Fall looks at a success story in the building industry. CHATTING over drinks with industry colleagues last week, one said: “I enjoy your column but I wish you wouldn’t concentrate on buildings ...

We have a 23-year-old felt flat roof on a ground floor extension five metres square which is cracking and needs to be replaced. We do not want to have a "torch-on" felt roof (neighbours had their ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Lowe Larretta is former lead editor for Forbes Home, covering all things ...

Q What is the purpose of gravel on my garage flat roof? Silt and moss has built up around and under the gravel and some areas of the roof have no gravel as it has drifted. Should I remove and replace ...

Many fire departments assign a team of firefighters to roof operations at structural fires. When news cameras are on scene, firefighters can be seen working hard atop the burning building’s roof.

We are contemplating a house extension and a flat roof has been proposed by the architect. An alternative is a roof with a 16 per cent (approx) incline. Potentially, the flat roof could amount to 33 ...