Here's a situation that's fairly common for homes of a certain scale built in the teens and '20s: The home's detached garage, usually set against the rear property line, often had a flat roof with ...

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Q: I enjoyed the article about puddling on flat roofs (Nov. 2, 2002). I have a slope problem on a 12-by-10-foot one-story addition attached at one edge to a higher wall of my split-level house.

New flat roof (felt) New flat roof on a typical single garage (6m x 3m). Felt roof without using boards, keeping the initial structure in place. £1,000 New flat roof (other materials) New flat roof on ...