Storm-damaged shingles to get new life

Randy Kleager of Paul Reed Construction, left, and Harvey Chavez pull extraneous debris from a load of roofing shingles Chavez dropped off at PRC’s shingle pile. The shingles are destined for shredding and recycling into asphalt paving.

Product Pros and Cons: Asphalt Roofing vs. Metal

If you were to ask a sampling of production builders what is the best roofing material on the market, they’re likely to tell you asphalt. The average residential architect, on the other hand, would probably say metal is the real deal.

Butters farm sporting a ‘new’ look

WILMINGTON – Renovations and rehabilitations of the Butters Farmhouse are proceeding, and the work is beginning to raise some eyebrows.

Joe Chillura returns to South Tampa library he designed

Joe Chillura, former Hillsborough commissioner, politician and businessman, has become heavily involved with the branch library he designed in the late 1960s.

Life of a shingle

It's only been 12 years, so why are my 25-year warranty shingles starting to look so lousy? This unfortunately is a question too many home owners end up asking themselves.[...]