Here are the guys putting on our steel roof:
http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/130101655
Tom says he will install solar panels in the pasture but he's afraid if he
puts them on the roof, it will cause leaks.
Tina
On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 2:33 PM, Bill Pearce <billcpearce@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> after looking at the photos of your roof structure, I'm amazed. I wish
> there was a way I could find someplace to photo an American roof structure,
> you would laugh out loud. It would look like toothpicks compared to yours.
> Cheap and fast is the thing for the US market, sadly, and longevity is of
> no concern cause we don't stay in one house that long.
>
> -----Original Message----- From: SwissPace
> Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2016 2:04 AM
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] Solar Roofs - of course to power Olympus cameras - duh
>
> I wouldn't expect real slate to be much heavier than Asphalt shingles,
> however I guess its in short supply, when had our leaking roof replaced
> about 8 years ago (it had been hail damaged 4 years earlier and not
> properly repaired), they added 30cm (a foot) of insulation and two
> waterproof membranes on the existing beams
> <https://thattimeoflife.smugmug.com/Other/House-Renovation/i-q2mw6RN/A>
> which were designed to take it and up to 1m of snow.
>
> sanding the beams and floor took me quite a while and I ended up with
> RSI in my thumbs but it looks nice!
>
> Life expectancy was given as 25-30 years even with proper roof tiles,
> but I guess the weather can be much harsher here than the UK and it
> would just need the tiles replacing - I have always thought recycled
> plastic would be an ideal solution to roofing tiles - crowd sourcing
> anyone? :-) Oh and the cost was I think well in excess of 30'000 Swiss
> francs (about 20 UK and a dollar is about equivalent these days)
>
> We looked into solar with the council energy expert but were advised
> against it and stayed with oil heating.
>
> Photo taken with the wonderful OLY 7-14 and E-330 (that brings back
> memories of Walt and Macro) - Although I like my Fuii 10-24 as much now
> as the 7-14
>
> IanW
>
> ChrisB wrote:
>
>> I’m sorry to hear about the cheapo roof materials. However, it does
>> explain how some of my USAF colleagues came to depreciate their properties
>> for tax purposes.
>>
>> It cost us £5,000 to re-tile our Annex in 2014, but that was after the
>> builders had reinforced the frame, and I didn’t get a separate cost for
>> that . . .
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> On 9 Mar 16, at 04:53, Moose<olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> The vast majority of home construction in the US is focused on minimum
>>> cost. Some of it may look fancy, but underneath, even most of that is CHEAP.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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