I’m seeking a contractor to do roofing and gutter replacement on a Brooklyn rowhouse in a historic district, involving clay tiles on a mansard roof and a couple of decorative sheet metal gutter boxes.

What linked those fires, and several other devastating apartment blazes in the suburbs since 2018, were the mansard-style roofs that sat atop the gutted structures. The roofs were popular with ...

What exactly is a mansard roof? I know one to see one, but what does it mean? Turns out it is named for François Mansart (also spelled Mansard), a 17th century French architect whose styles were ...