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To: isopatch who wrote (93580)	6/22/2017 12:30:42 PM
From: JimisJim	2 Recommendations Recommended By isopatch roguedolphin Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108648

We had to replace our roof in SoCal 3-4 years ago because the original roof (from 1986) wasn't leaking, but the composite shingles started to look like shag carpet... we don't get heavy rain often, but when we do it is dramatic... but what eats up roofs in San Diego is 300 days of sunshine a year, then the rain hits and you find the leaks -- we didn't have any, but neighbors did so we were proactive (and got a discount having ours done at the same time as two of our neighbors)... the most durable roofs in SoCal are "concrete tile" roofs, but I don't like the idea of all that weight overhead 100 miles west of the San Andreas fault. Here in N. Mich., more and more people are switching to metal roofs -- they come with 30-yr. warranties... we replaced the roof on our cottage 2 years ago, but couldn't go with metal because our cottage has been added on to/remodeled/etc. 3 times over the last 100 years and we literally have more than a dozen different roof segments with none more than say 100 sq. feet (probably a lot less than that) and it would have cost twice as much... and again, weight is a consideration here because snowfall can top 200" a year some years and even with steep pitches, the snow claims more than a few structures every winter, esp. flat "industrial" roofs. Driving the 2,500 miles from SoCal to N. Mich., I pass through almost every climate imaginable in N. Am. and my unsupported by data opinion is that metal roofs are gaining market penetration in most climates where they are cost efficient vs. composite shingles, etc... and esp. out West, wood/shake shingles are being outlawed in most incorporated areas (even entire counties in some places) because of the fire hazard In my neighborhood in SoCal, one house still has wood shingles and they are no longer able to buy fire insurance, but decided they loved the "look" so much, they'd take that risk -- problem is, it puts the entire neighborhood at risk if one spark from a nearby wildfire lands under the eaves of that wood shingle roof, it is fully engulfed in minutes and every house around it also catches fire... local law prohibits new wood shingle roofs, but grandfathers in existing ones -- this neighbor's roof is at least 30 years old (how long I've lived here and they haven't redone it) and is almost white in color from sun damage and whatever fire-retardent treatment disappeared 20 years ago... our house in a couple blocks away, so they may not be endangering my house, but if I lived next door to them, I'd make them an offer they couldn't refuse to replace it with something else.