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[#2] Posted: 01/11/2010 - 2:57:04 PM |  |  |
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No gutters eh?
I've seen a few homes around this area with the same type of design - must be an acquired taste.
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[#3] Posted: 01/11/2010 - 3:48:48 PM | | |
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Well, I guess when you get 80+ years out of the original roof you can afford a one-off custom roof!
Seriously, though, you gotta give kudos to the contractor for tackling the challenge and designing a system to do a job that neither they - nor anyone else within recent decades - had done.
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[#4] Posted: 01/11/2010 - 4:44:54 PM | | |
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It looks especially nice with the white vinyl siding!
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[#5] Posted: 01/12/2010 - 05:26:49 AM | | |
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There was a house in Independence, MO that had a roof like that, from a distance you would swear there was a problem with the roof. But it was all done properly. We called it the smurf house.
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[#6] Posted: 01/12/2010 - 07:48:46 AM | | |
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There's just no accounting for taste!
That roof sits up there just like matress would on top of a bottle of wine!
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[#7] Posted: 01/12/2010 - 08:00:23 AM | | |
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On the bell curved rakes, the direction of rainwater flow is at an angle to the shingle, up to 90 degrees off, which violates a cardinal rule in shingling. The contractor must have flashed each and every rake in order to make sure that the water would shed properly. That's a lot of copper.
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Back in April I had a meeting over in Ashville NC. It was at the Grove Park Inn which is like stepping back into the early 1900's.
http://www.groveparkinn.com/ga...3histinn
It has a thatch looking roof that is made from clay tiles. Take a look at the above link
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[#9] Posted: 01/12/2010 - 09:10:46 AM | | |
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Wow! It almost looks monolithic.
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That is cool, looks like it was poured out of a bottle...
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[#11] Posted: 05/06/2010 - 01:54:40 AM | | |
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I love a roof without gutters. Gives it such a natural feel. Just look out for the water fall when going in your front door during a rain storm!! :)
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[#12] Posted: 05/13/2010 - 9:26:17 PM | | |
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That's a gorgeous roof! It's quite unique and looks very costly as well. In Denver Colorado there are quite a few similar roofs near Washington Park but after they install it, they cut out curves in the wood shingles which gives it a very unique, wavy look. Does anyone know what that type of roofing is called? Or what the cost is?
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Here's a roof that I think TIJers would love to inspect. Karen Rotter of Manitowoc, WI is enjoying a new cedar shingle roof this winter that duplicated the thatched-look shingle roof that had been on her home for the past 85 years. 
