Did you ever notice how a preschooler draws a house? More often than not, it has a gable roof and a chimney with smoke that is perpendicular to the roof rather than the ground. It’s the simplest, most ...

Gable and hip roofs are two common styles you'll see on homes, but do you know the difference? The main distinguishing feature is how many sloped roof sections the house has and how the ends are ...

Slovakian studio JRKVC has designed a small house near Bratislava with one gable wall entirely glazed to fill the interior with light (+ slideshow). The Family House is part of a new development in ...

Austin studio Design Hound has completed a local home with light-toned facades, designed to help to create a "soft transition" into the residence's bright interior. The Laurelwood House sits in a ...

Q. We have a two-story Cape Cod-style house built in 1996 with two full baths upstairs. The ceiling vents are piped out to a louvered vent near the peak of the house, above the garage roof. Several ...

THE man who first painted the words “You Are Now Entering Free Derry” on a gable wall in the city's Bogside has died on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the civil rights monument. Liam Hillen (69) ...

An artist has painted a stunning mural in an East Lancashire town that celebrates the area’s history and heritage. Artist Chris Butcher has transformed a gable wall on Church Street, in Padiham, into ...

My house is 102 years-old, has two storeys and a basement. In 2009 I reroofed it, and plastered the gable wall. Unfortunately, it was plastered with a cement and sand mix. I now have damp on the floor ...

Throughout Northern Ireland's troubled past, street art has long been a means of political and cultural expression. Republicans and loyalists painted murals on buildings and gable walls, as a way of ...