April Wilkerson frames a roof over a deck with clear and practical DIY plans. At least 24 are dead, and girls are missing from a camp, in a catastrophic Texas flood ...

THE roof deck at 2 Grace Court in Brooklyn Heights is none too fancy. The simple wood structure looks like something a person might put up easily enough, given a free weekend and a Home Depot gift … ...

If you've had a deck for more than a couple years, chances are it'll need some work. After all, it spends 365 days a year exposed to the elements. Check out this collection of hints and tips for ...

Keep in mind that it’s not only the price of the deck that will set you back—gaining easy access to the roof is often tricky and expensive, too. Stairs do not come cheap. 3. Next, the architect or ...

Last winter we had snow on the ground that was up to our hips. The drifts on the roof were 5 feet deep. Made me wonder: How much snow is too much for a roof to handle? I wish there were a simple ...

Yes, you can expect to spend upwards of $1,500 for this feature, but you’ll still save money when compared to building a roof overhang for your contemporary deck.

How to Build a Simple Deck. If you've always dreamed of building your own deck, but were hesitant to tackle such a large, ... Drive roofing nails through the flashing’s top edge every 8 inches.

But it’s not always easy to see its potential. With that in mind, we asked local landscape designer Matthew Cunningham how he would trick out the decks of this $5.5 million Back Bay duplex on ...

Private roof decks, the envy of the neighborhood when the weather is nice, are a trendy accessory in newly built townhouses in town-center-style communities in the suburbs.