Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

JOPLIN, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Just ahead of storm season, TAMKO Building Products, a leading manufacturer of residential roofing solutions, today announced the launch of HailGuard ™ shingles, the ...

Asphalt naturally repels water. It's a readily available commodity as long as we continue to use petroleum. Asphalt is a by-product of refining crude oil; it's what's left over after the ...

Are you about to install a new roof on your home or small business? The odds are you’ll be giving serious consideration to asphalt shingles. This building material has dominated the U.S. residential ...

Shingle roofs are generally less expensive and easier to install than metal roofs, but metal roofs are more durable and last much longer. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are ...

Rachel is a home improvement writer and content editor. In addition to being a contributing writer at Forbes, she writes for small businesses and creative agencies. She uses her home improvement ...

Q: Tim, I’m beside myself. My expensive asphalt shingles that have a 30-year warranty are less than 10 years old and starting to curl. I see lots of roofs around me doing the same. I never recall ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Is it time to phase out asphalt shingle roofs in Florida? Florida’s insurance commissioner hinted at the recent Florida Chamber ...

Something is quietly happening across suburban America. Drive through almost any newer neighborhood and you'll notice it, a slow but unmistakable shift on top of people's homes. The old sea of asphalt ...

The average residential roof removal gnerates some 1-3 tons of asphalt shingles, depending on whether the old roof consisted of 1 or 2 layers. All this adds up to an estimated total of 10 million tons ...