By: Roger

Roger — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:32:58 +0000

I live in British Columbia where most cedar shakes come from and had my own roofing business for 10yr.I have installed many shake roofs and they are not easy to install since it is basically a carpentry job.Cedar roofs last about 25yr in a wet climate and less time if the house is surrounded by forest or in a shady area.Cedar should not be applied on roofs flatter than a 5/12 pitch.Flat grain shakes should be tossed and only use edge grain shakes since they will curl.Use only galvanized nails and put zinc strip on the top of the roof to stop moss(usually needed only on the north face since moss does not grow in full sunlight)
It is best to hand nail cedar since air nailers drive the nails too far in and split the shake.The cost of cedar has gone up because of the increasing shortage of timber in old growth forest that these shakes come from.

By: richard

richard — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:23:06 +0000

I’m told that cedar shake costs have more than doubled in the last 2 years. True?

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