Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Lowe Larretta is former lead editor for Forbes Home, covering all things ...

As a homeowner, having water leak through your roof and ceiling is a frustrating dilemma. Should you try to repair the roof ...

Q What is the purpose of gravel on my garage flat roof? Silt and moss has built up around and under the gravel and some areas of the roof have no gravel as it has drifted. Should I remove and replace ...

Q: I enjoyed the article about puddling on flat roofs (Nov. 2, 2002). I have a slope problem on a 12-by-10-foot one-story addition attached at one edge to a higher wall of my split-level house. It is ...

Kelly has over 10 years of experience writing about home design and improvement for many prominent publications. She also spent several years working at a tech startup for an interior design game ...