If you have a flat roof on your house, a deck can provide a relaxing outdoor space—and add value to your home. Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, ...

Private roof decks, the envy of the neighborhood when the weather is nice, are a trendy accessory in newly built townhouses in town-center-style communities in the suburbs. Adding a roof deck to an ...

I am considering adding a roofdeck to my building. The roof has a rubber/alumium roof with a slight pitch to the rear of the house. The party walls are about 18†with a cement cap. Initially I was ...

A second story deck is a dream come true for outdoor entertaining, but what about the space underneath the deck? Normally, rainwater drips down between the deck boards, so it’s not a great place for ...

As we dig out from snowstorms, turn the heat up against the unrelenting cold, and throw another log onto the fire, I thought perhaps an article about summertime pursuits might be encouraging. As hard ...

There are horror stories of months-long wait times to secure a roof-deck permit in Washington—and of illegal monstrosities erected by less-than-considerate neighbors. But building a retreat among the ...