Coating it. Your roof takes a lot of punishment. It bakes in the sun, soaks in the rain, and freezes in the snow. No matter what material your flat roof is made from, it will eventually begin to ...

When you live in an area that has heavy snow in the winter, you get pretty good at shoveling out your car, driveway, sidewalks, and other walkways around your house. But if you let snow build up ...

Berkeley Lab engineers have developed a roof coating that can keep a building warmer or cooler, depending on the weather. When it’s warm out, the material will reflect sunlight and heat ...

But if you are in a place where summer turns to winter, those roof coatings that keep heat out have trouble also keeping heat in—driving up heating costs and contributing to the fact that ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — As temperatures rise and fall, all of that snow and ice on your roof is in a vicious cycle of thawing and refreezing that can result in serious and expensive damage.

Syracuse, N.Y. — You may be tempted to climb up on your roof and shovel off all that snow that's been building up this winter. But don't. It's dangerous, and you may cause more damage than the ...

That forms a ridge of ice on the edge of the roof that prevents snow and water from draining, according to the University of Minnesota Extension. With enough time, ice can work its way under the ...