Gable is the commonest style. The design involves two sides of a roof coming together at the peak to form a ridge. PHOTOs/Ismail Kezaala. The style one settles for relies on a variety of factors.

In Puerto Rico, a U.S. Caribbean island exposed to both hurricanes and earthquakes, it is estimated that over half of all commercial and residential construction is constructed informally. While this ...

Our country is visited yearly by about 20 to 24 tropical cyclones. Many Filipinos are aware of this and yet every year we witness roofs that are blown away during typhoons due to poor design and ...