Concrete and Masonry

These premium products offer time-tested longevity, so your choice depends on price, appearance, and installation requirementsby Harrison McCampbell

Healthful, light-filled, and energy-efficient, this home reaches back to its California past and toward a sustainable futureby David Arkin

by Stephen Hazlett

A custom builder shows three conventional ways and one new method to weatherproof this crucial roof detailby Mike Guertin

On steeply pitched roofs, working from the ridge down is faster, safer and easier on the shinglesby John Carroll

Good masonry work blocks most rainwater, and proper flashing details expel what does get throughby Douglas R. Stieve

by John Carroll

Laying new shingles over old might avoid the cost of a tearoff, but you still have to replace the vents and flashingsby Stephen Hazlett

Installing the flashing along with the bricks makes for a more secure and much better-looking jobby John Carroll

by John V. Cord

by Roe A. Osborn

by Emanuel Jannasch

Up in the air about using asphalt, wood, slate, tile or metal to keep out the rain? There are lots of choices, and they all have advantagesby Jefferson Kolle

Spend a little time measuring and striking lines, and the rest is fairly easyby John Carroll

by Richard Wright

It takes nimble feet, a strong back and attention to flashing details to do it rightby J. Azevedo

There's more to laying three-tab shingles than just nailing them on as fast as possibleby Todd A. Smith

Flashing and capping are the tricky parts of the jobby Bob Syvanen

How to combine a deck with a roof that won't leakby Dan Rockhill