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Cindy Hamilton[_2_] Cindy Hamilton[_2_] is offline
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On Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 11:40:41 AM UTC-4, wrote:
> On Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 10:30:11 AM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 11:20:00 AM UTC-4, wrote:
> > > On Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 10:12:57 AM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > > > On Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 11:07:52 AM UTC-4, wrote:
> > > > > On Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 4:01:08 AM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > > > > > On Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 9:31:48 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> > > > > > > On Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 7:58:35 PM UTC-5, wrote:
> > > > > > > ...
> > > > > > > > One thing is for sure. Those tile roofed houses, and houses in the
> > > > > > > > neighborhoods where they exist are not teardowns. John is upside
> > > > > > > > down because he overpaid, but his house was built right.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Jill
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > --Bryan
> > > > > > > This is my Retirement Home!
> > > > > You should be working in a retirement home where your pervert hands
> > > > > wouldn't have the opportunity to touch children.
> > > > > > > With a beautiful RESTORED Red Clay Tile 100Year Roof.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The parts of it that are new, anyway. The reused tiles won't last that long; they're
> > > > > > already near the end of their life.
> > > > > >
> > > > > The tiles can be reused. They last hundreds of years.
> > > > If that's the case, why did the roofer have to replace so many tiles?
> > > >
> > > > If those are terracotta tiles, their lifespan is about 100 years, maybe a bit
> > > > more. Aren't those reused tiles already 90 years old at least?
> > > >
> > > > Cindy Hamilton
> > > >
> > > I've always heard that clay tiles last virtually forever unless damaged. There
> > > are a lot of houses in StL that have them. Maybe I heard wrong.
> > >
> > > --Bryan

> > Freeze/thaw is rough on them. That's one reason I'm happy with asphalt shingles.
> > Sure, they only last 30 years, but for the $120,000 that Kuthe spent on his roof,
> > I can have mine re-roofed 20 times. (Well, probably fewer, when you take inflation
> > into account, but still...)
> >
> > My house would look wonderful with a slate roof, but there's not nearly enough
> > roof structure to support that kind of weight.
> >

> We're getting our roof done next month. We haven't selected the roofer yet, but
> we have chosen the shingles. The Santa Fe color.
> https://www.buildsite.com/pdf/certai...re-1814262.pdf


Nice.

I like doing stuff to the house. Every time I look at it, I say, "That was so worth it."

Cindy Hamilton