A bare roof rarely inspires anyone. Cover that same surface with grasses, flowers, and winding paths, and it becomes one of ...

Building a thatched roof for my hut involved over 35 willow branches, approximately 200 fan palm leaves, and over 500 feet of rope and cordage. With this major task complete, I can now focus on other ...

Condominium buildings with roofs too old or too damaged to qualify for insurance will get some relief — the state’s insurer of last resort has agreed to cover the buildings if certain conditions are ...

One of the main roles of any roof is to keep water out, and that’s why flat roofs are prone to problems. Because they have no slope, they can’t effectively discharge rainfall or snow melt. Wherever ...

An FIU professor has a plan to get rid of the blue tarps that inevitably appear on rooftops after a hurricane. Arindam Gan Chowdhury has patented a concrete roofing system that aims to replace the ...