Q–I recently removed the drywall ceiling in several rooms of my home. As I looked up through the ceiling joists to the roof above, I was amazed at how great the room would look with a vaulted ceiling.

Q. My house has cathedral ceilings with 2-by-12-inch rafters to which the builder nailed 2-inch-high sleepers, bringing the effective depth for insulation to 13 5 / 8 inches. I had wanted to use 12 ...

Many homes, both old and new, either have had attics converted to third-floor living spaces or have original top floors with cathedral-type ceilings. Typically, fiberglass insulation is installed ...

Having an open ceiling to reveal rafters makes for a dramatic effect, but the ugly insulation batts ruin the look. An alternative to drywall that looks great in a workshop is to cover the insulation ...

Q. This week: My house was built in 1991 and the shingles on the roof are wearing out. It's time to replace them, and I wondered if this would be a good time to maybe do something about the ice dams ...