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2. Wood shingle - Wikipedia

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   Fiber cement siding and shake shingles under the gable roof. Wood shingles are thin, tapered pieces of wood primarily used to cover roofs and walls of buildings to protect them from the weather. Historically shingles, also known as shakes, were split from straight grained, knot free bolts of wood. Today shingles are mostly made by being cut ...

3. How to Pick the Right Siding for Your Home - AOL

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   1) First, assess your home’s architectural style and how it fits within the neighborhood; for example, traditional clapboard and shingle siding complement Cape Cod homes, while sleek fiber ...

4. Siding (construction) - Wikipedia

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   Highly decorative wood-shingle siding on a house in Clatskanie, Oregon, U.S. Siding or wall cladding is the protective material attached to the exterior side of a wall of a house or other building. Along with the roof, it forms the first line of defense against the elements, most importantly sun, rain/snow, heat and cold, thus creating a stable ...

5. Shingle style architecture - Wikipedia

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   The shingle style is an American architectural style made popular by the rise of the New England school of architecture, which eschewed the highly ornamented patterns of the Eastlake style in Queen Anne architecture. In the shingle style, English influence was combined with the renewed interest in Colonial American architecture which followed ...

6. Worried About Natural Disasters? These 11 Renovations Could ...

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   Wood shake shingles are the most flammable; concrete tile roofs are least flammable, said Bennett. Look Into Hurricane Clips “These inexpensive metal clips hold a house and roof together in very ...

7. Roof shingle - Wikipedia

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   A wood shake is often more textured, as it is split following the natural grain of the wood rather than sawn against it like the shingle. Untreated wood shingles and shakes have long been known as a fire hazard and have been banned in various places, particularly in urban areas where exterior, combustible building materials contribute to ...