Having spent 30+ years in residential construction, contracting, remodeling, maintenance and home repair, Deane now contributes DIY, informational and financial content as a freelance writer and ...

The canopy-style standing-seam metal roof of the Miller Outdoor Theater in Houston needed repairs — badly. A Humble, Texas-based Byrne Metals was called to install more than 18,000 square feet of ...

Dear Olivia: It would have been much better if the contractor had used durable tin or copper for that low roof initially, but those materials are much more expensive than asphalt rolled roofing. With ...