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This Old House expert home improvement advice, step-by-step projects, how-to videos, and more on roofs and roofing material selections, planning, installation, replacement, maintenance, and repair. Information on roof pitch, flat roofs, green roofs, flashing, shingles, roof leaks, and more.

How to Repair a Rotted Soffit

How to Repair a Rotted Soffit

A pro shows you how to rebuild the water-damaged edge of a roof… more

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Roof DESIGN

Determining Roof Pitch

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Fitting Dormers to a House Video
Taming Turrets Video
Roof Shapes Video
Cupolas Video
Weathervanes Video
Gables Video
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Roofing PRODUCTS

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Dormer Windows

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Dormer Types Video
Roofing Materials Video
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INSTALL & UPGRADE Roofs

Roof Runoff Remedy

Installing a Drip Edge

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Windows on the Roof
From the Ground Up: Roofing and Siding
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Roof REPAIR & MAINTENANCE

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How to Install Emergency Roofing

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Leaky Porch Roof
Up Under the Roof
Repairing Tapered Columns
Stopping Ice Dams
Emergency Roof Protection
Fixing Damaged Roof Shingles
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Roofing Tip

It's usually cheaper to raise the roof and build up rather than out, because a new story doesn't require any costly excavation or foundation work.

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