Drive Summit Avenue and look up: slate scallops, clay tile ridges, cedar textures — the roofs are half the architecture....

Every expensive roof problem in St. Paul eventually leads to the same crawl space: the attic. The city’s century homes...

If gutter guards make sense anywhere, it’s under St. Paul’s canopy — the boulevard elms and maples that make the...

The season question has a surprising answer in Minnesota: when you book beats when they build. Quality crews install excellent...

The shingle wrapper says 30 years. The St. Paul roof says: it depends what’s under me. This city’s roofs age...

Remodeling a St. Paul house is archaeology with a budget: open a bungalow wall and meet knob-and-tube; lift a bathroom...

Fencing a St. Paul lot is a diplomacy project wearing work gloves. The lots are narrow, the property pins are...

St. Paul’s outdoor-room tradition predates the deck: this is porch country, where Victorians wear wraparounds and bungalows lead with them....

St. Paul is hard country for concrete. The freeze-thaw cycle heaves slabs, road salt eats surfaces, century-old walks crack over...