Jeremy Hays

Both OSB and plywood are accepted roof decking materials, and neither is automatically better for every roof. The practical differences come

There is no single right answer. Whether to file depends on what caused the damage, whether your policy covers that cause,

You can look for clues from the ground: dented gutters, downspouts and roof vents, damaged window screens, and loose shingle granules

Preparing for a roof replacement mostly means making room, protecting what is inside and outside the house, and expecting that weather

A shingle warranty is a written promise with limits. There are usually two kinds that matter on a new roof: a

Start inside, not on the roof. Trace the stain to the attic, look for wet wood, insulation and daylight along the

There is no single size that damages every roof, but hail around one inch across, roughly the size of a quarter,

A roof should be replaced when it can no longer keep water out reliably, not on a fixed calendar date. The

The number of shingle layers allowed on a roof depends on your local building code and on the shingle manufacturer, and

Good records after a hailstorm are simple: dated photos taken from the ground, a sense of scale in each one, saved