Wood shingle roofs are found in many areas of North America, as well as parts of Europe. The wood may be cedar, cypress, pine or redwood, and may or may not be fire-retardant or pressure-treated. Even ...

An Orange County Grand Jury report released Monday calls for a uniform roofing code countywide that would restrict wood shake roofs, which the panel labeled a fire hazard. “A uniform building code for ...

Q We need a new roof before the rain starts, but we don’t know what to do because what we really want is cedar. Friends tell us this is too expensive and impractical, but we think it would look great ...

With the 20-year period for replacing all-wood-shingle roofs with less fire-prone material nearing its Aug. 14, 2012, deadline, 128 homes have yet to make the transition. The drumbeat to shore up the ...

Changes to the building code requiring fire-resistant roofs and banning wood shake-shingle roofs on new construction citywide were approved by the San Diego City Council Tuesday Changes to the ...

Panelized wood roofs have been in use for more than 40 years west of the Mississippi, where wood has always been plentiful, but the roofing system is new to regions east of the mighty river and in ...

MOORHEAD - Chunks of asphalt shingles sprinkle down on the lawn outside a downtown church here that holds a place in Minnesota and U.S. history. Church members and historic property advocates are ...

Q: We have cedar shingles on our home and we love them. We had a difficult time finding someone to restore them until I mentioned it to a retired contractor. He had leftover oil preservative, which ...