well, the shakes that are in the steeper slope are still in good shape but the areas in low slope are worn. we thought about just fixing the leaky part but am just afraid we are throwing good money away if the roof eventually will have to be replaced in 1 or 2 years time.
the attic mess will be noted and the contractors have it written in their bid notes about the attic being our responsiblity.
i see a lot of much older houses (built in the 60's i would say) in our area that still have original cedar shakes (i think just it's thickness and darkness) and they survived well the oregon rain.
Have you looked here:
Our home in South Texas has an aluminum shake roof that resembles a cedar shake roof. If you're concerned about "blending in" with the surrounding homes, you might consider this option. Check this link to see an example of what I'm talking about:
CertainTeed is French so my company now avoids that brand at all costs. __________ If you give a little they give a lot.
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If you make decisions based on whether a company is in a country that didn't cave in to US demands to go invade a possesor of WMD which never existed, then I certainly wouldn't want to give you my business anyway.
Bob
BTW for us that includes any Saddam supporters:
ABC news writes: "According to the document, France was the second-largest beneficiary, with tens of millions of barrels awarded to Patrick Maugein, a close political associate and financial backer of French President Jacques Chirac.
Maugein, individually and through companies connected to him, received contracts for some 36 million barrels. Chirac's office said it was unaware of Maugein's deals, which Maugein told ABCNEWS are perfectly legal."...............................................snip
__________ If you give a little they give a lot.
Or a company from a country which had preferential oil contracts from a dictator / murderer they tried to protect at the expense of innocent people's lives.
That's interesting; do you have any idea of the cost?
surrounding
Between $350.00 - $400.00 per square installed, according to a roofer I spoke with who used to install this type of roofing material.
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