Members previously proposed installing a historically accurate
wood shingle roof but may have to plan for a less expensive alternative.
An updated BIA study, developed by RSMeans, compares the installed cost of total house construction for brick veneer over wood framing with the cost of adhered manufactured stone, stucco,
wood shingle, plus vinyl, fiber cement or horizontal wood siding alternatives.
The 3,900-square-foot building is built of natural materials, including bark-on Atlantic White Cedar siding and columns complemented by stained natural edge siding and
wood shingle roof and local stone.
For
wood shingle roofs, purlins should be solid for the first three courses at the bottom and the outer 1 foot at the rakes (Figure 31-19).
Cross the opposite lane and climb the hill to the lovely little church with its
wood shingle bellcot.
Both "slate and tile" and "
wood shingle" roofs are associated with far more valuable homes than "asphalt shingle" roofs ($115,824 and $87,227, respectively).
This summer, the pair have commissioned an elegant tower constructed in the ancient way from solid oak beams with
wood shingle roof tiles, which will be a peaceful eerie with views all around.
Another environmentally friendly
wood shingle is produced by Maibec Industries (www.maibec.com)in eastern Canada.
To hold big bouquets as shown below, wire blocks of florist's foam to the trellis's top right corner and lower left stake; to help keep wire from cutting into foam, put a piece of cardboard or
wood shingle between foam and stake.