"Greg Procter"
ihug.co.nz> wrote in message
news:46CA5B15.BA7B81A8@ihug.co.nz...> America the Beautiful wrote:
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>> Greg Procter wrote:
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>>> America the Beautiful wrote:
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>>>>Greg Procter wrote:
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>>>>
>>>>>America the Beautiful wrote:
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>>>>>
>>>>>>Greg Procter wrote:
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>>America the Beautiful wrote:
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Greg Procter wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>Seth Hammond wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Will your house have a flat roof?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>No, hip roof, 25 degrees from memory. (no snow around here
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Northland)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>What dopes the snow have to do with anything?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>One needs a steeper pitch angle in snow regions to stop the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>weight of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>snow buildup.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>Sure, rooves can stand a fair bit of snow, but it's better if
>>>>>>>>>>>it's not
>>>>>>>>>>>left up there.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Most are so poorly insulated that the snow melts off. Proper
>>>>>>>>>>insulation can
>>>>>>>>>>have snow build-up all winter long if the weather stays cold.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>So you're saying that proper insulation increases the need for a
>>>>>>>>>steeper
>>>>>>>>>roof angle in areas that have snow conditions.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Partial melts
>>>>>>>>>>and refreezes drives water up under shingles, causing wet attics,
>>>>>>>>>>ceilings,
>>>>>>>>>>etc.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Shingles aren't allowable here for that reason. (plus the fire
>>>>>>>>>hazzard)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Probably cement coated steel tiles designed to look like yank
>>>>>>>shingles.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>More likely asphalt shingles.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>That's the fire hazard not allowed.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>BTW, what's a Yank shingle?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Err, from reading copies of "Popular Mechanics" in the 1960s they are
>>>>>split cedar.
>>>>
>>>>That's call 'cedar shake'. Not too many people but that on their roofs
>>>>anymore - around here anyway. Mostly people put them on to keep the
>>>>homes old look. If put them on as siding a bunch of times. I like the
>>>>rustic look and feel of a cedar sided house
>>>
>>>
>>> "Cedar sided house"? How can you tell what timber is used after it's
>>> painted???
>>
>> Cedar is usually stained rather then painted.
>
> You don't paint your houses!(?)
Unpainted homes can be beautiful, especially when built of stone and proper
wood. Wood siding often takes on a silver color when allowed to age in the
weather. Old falling-down barns have been sold for thousands of dollars -
just for their old siding. I knew a man in Michigan who bought a
Mississippi barn and had all unpainted siding shipped north for his brand
new home.
