Pry, chisel and scrape off old metal flashings and roofing cement. Before you do anything, get your ladder, roof brackets and safety harness set up so you can work safely and efficiently on the roof.

After 10 years in print journalism, Nick transitioned to the home improvement space. He has specialized in maintenance, mortgages, home warranties, moving, car shipping, home security and more for 7 ...

Learn how to install a plumbing pipe boot flashing on a ribbed metal roof using a simple, effective method. This video demonstrates the full process, including the use of Butyl Tape as the primary ...

Q: I need a new roof and am in the process of getting estimates. Currently there are three layers of shingles, which I am told is the limit. I can't decide whether to tear off the entire roof, adding ...

The roof on your new home is quite possibly the first place a water leak will develop. All too often these leaks can be traced to failures in the flashings used with the roofing materials. To make ...

Q. I have a simple sloped roof over a side porch on my new home. Each time it rains, water leaks down the wall of the porch. The vinyl siding above the roof simply touches the shingles, and there is ...