Q. I've decided to re-roof my house because I simply can't afford to pay a roofer. I'll be stripping off all the shingles down to the bare wood. Do you feel it's worth it to buy a nail gun to install ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Debris consisting of plywood and roofing nails covered the westbound lanes of I-290 near Main Street Wednesday afternoon. The lanes were closed as Department of Transportation ...

Buckling of wood structural panel sheathing such as plywood or oriented strand board (OSB) occasionally results when increased moisture conditions cause the wood to expand. Such buckling may occur ...

For about $1 extra, grids can be printed on 4x8 plywood sheets. Pre-marking the wood is expected to save time and money, as well as improve nailing accuracy. It’s apparently an idea whose time has ...

Can new plywood be installed on a 40-year-old roof without removing the old? Roy Gingrich of Ellicott City has a 40-year-old house with an asphalt shingle roof surface. The existing asphalt shingles ...

Q: My house has a 2-foot overhang with exposed rafters. It is a rather unusual design and is quite attractive. When I had a new roof installed a month ago, the nails holding the shingles penetrated ...