Q: I have a redwood patio overhang about 16 by 16 feet. The 2-by-8 rafters are attached to the roof of my house and extend to where they rest on a beam held up by three posts. I needed to replace the ...

Q: I bought a house in Paradise (Butte County) that had been neglected. Please help me with a gutter problem. It seems the gutters were attached directly to the ends of the roof rafters. There is no ...

Fascia boards rest behind your gutter. Since they're never exposed to sunlight, are in areas that are constantly wet or damp, and seldom get repainted, they often rot out. There are a couple of ways ...

The part of the roof least exposed to the weather is often the one in the worst shape. But that’s normal with soffits — the underbelly of the roof overhang. The usual suspects: no sunlight, little air ...

A few weeks ago, I traveled to "Down East" Maine and found myself pricing out a garage roof repair within minutes of arriving at the home my family had rented on Mount Desert Island. The neglected, ...

A few weeks ago I took a much-needed break and traveled to Down East Maine, never imagining I’d be pricing a garage roof repair within minutes of arriving at the home we rented for a week. My wife, ...