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2. Wood shingle - Wikipedia

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   Cedar Shake and Shingle Bureau (North America) installation and maintenance guidelines. Installation, Care, and Maintenance of Wood Shake and Shingle Roofs United States Department of Agriculture; The Wood Shake and Shingle Roof Hazard; Indications Of Cedar Shingles Or Shake Shingles That Need Replacement.

3. List of commercially available roofing materials - Wikipedia

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   A cedar shake is not the same as a cedar shingle. [3] Asphalt shingle made of bitumen embedded in an organic or fiberglass mat, usually covered with colored, man-made ceramic grit. Cheaper than slate or tiles. The reduced cost of this particular style of roofing is especially apparent in its application and removal.

4. Shingle weaver - Wikipedia

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   Despite the danger of the profession, the industry was a large one throughout Washington and Oregon, and by 1893 Washington state alone had 150 mills which converted Western Red Cedar into shingles and shakes for the roofing and siding of American homes. The craft of shingle making demanded a high skill level and considerable manual dexterity. [4]

5. Roof shingle - Wikipedia

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   A shingle roof in Zakopane, Poland. With an area of 6000 m 2 (1½ acres), it was one of the largest wooden shingle roofs in Europe. A roof’s shingles are a roof covering consisting of individual overlapping elements. These elements are typically flat, rectangular shapes laid in courses from the bottom edge of the roof up, with each successive ...

6. Siding (construction) - Wikipedia

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   Though installation and repair is relatively simple, wood siding requires more maintenance than other popular solutions, requiring treatment every four to nine years depending on the severity of the elements to which it is exposed. Ants and termites are a threat to many types of wood siding, such that extra treatment and maintenance that can ...

7. Shingle style architecture - Wikipedia

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   This impression of the passage of time is enhanced by the use of shingles. Some architects, in order to attain a weathered look on a new building, had the cedar shakes dipped in buttermilk, dried and then installed, to leave a grayish tinge to the façade. Shingle style houses often use a gambrel or hip roof. Such houses thus emanate a more ...