Which Residential Roofing Products Are Right for You? You have many more options in roofing products than you think. Here are some tips on choosing…

Learn the basics of installing an asphalt shingle roof, courtesy of IKO. When it’s time to replace your roof, the amount of information available can…

Chimneys are a vulnerable area of the roof, as they run through the whole roof into the living space below. It takes careful flashing to properly protect a chimney, including a roof cricket or roof saddle.

Who invented the asphalt shingle? Technically, it was Henry Reynolds of Grand Rapids, Michigan, who took a roll of roofing material and cut it into…

Every roof has to start somewhere, and that somewhere is at the appropriately named starter shingle (also called starter strip). Starter shingles are the initial shingle products installed on the roof, just before the first course of the finish shingles, which will comprise the visible parts of the roof.

Flat roofs are in style in the residential roofing world. You will find flat roofs on tiny homes built in urban centers and on rural off-grid homes.

The roof valley is a challenging part of the roof to install. The water from both roof planes is channeled into the valley, so it carries the most water.