Q–My house was built using steeply-pitched roof trusses. There is a huge amount of wasted space up in the attic. I intend to add a room up there. Can I easily modify the trusses to create this space ...

I just moved into a town house and I was wondering if it is possible to install plywood in my attic space to use it for storage. I currently have a hatch in the hall that I have to remove and bring a ...

A versatile product I like to keep on hand is Amazing Goop, a heavy-bodied adhesive sealant sold in toothpaste-type tubes. In recent weeks, I have used Goop to seal a low-pressure leak in the trap of ...

Roof framing has undergone a quiet revolution over the past half century. Trusses are gradually replacing the conventional rafters, to the point that nowadays more than 80 percent of new residential ...