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A. I used to have similar leaks until I installed baffle vents and a plywood subfloor. After installing the plywood, any snow that blew in landed on the floor, melted, and eventually evaporated.

Q. I learn a lot from your home repair column, but I take exception to a comment you made in your Sept. 6 column ("Can you lay a new floor over tile?). Responding to a question about birds invading a ...