Many readers are responding to today's column (July 27) with their own horror stories about cedar shake roofs and fire. This e-mail, from a reader in Salem, is a good example of what I'm hearing: ...

Cedar shakes undoubtedly make one of the most appealing roof surfaces you can install. They are attractively rustic, historically accurate and reliable. But you pay a high price for those good looks ...

In her eight years as a content writer and researcher, Alison has published more than 450 home improvement articles and has delved into nearly every topic, including solar, moving and landscaping. In ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Q:We are trying to decide how to proceed on a possible roof repair. Our shake roof is a little more than 20 years old, and one roofer said he thought it would last five more years. A few years ago we ...

In this video, we continue our toolshed expansion by removing the shower drainage tube and installing the floor. We utilize lumber from our land, constructing separation walls out of logs instead of ...

Women Who Care Huron County gave $5,100 to Bad Axe Historical Society for toward replacing a cedar shake roof on the 1877 ...