Wood Shake Roofing Material

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Wood shake roofing material.

Our orange county cedar shakes are not only beautiful but durable. City roofing ordinance 165047 effective august 25 1989 restricted wood shake and shingle roofs for new construction and replacement over 10 of the roof surface. In beginning the process the homeowners quickly found out that wood shake was no longer allowed in california due to fire danger. If you live in a fire prone area look for class a fire rated wood roofing products that include shingles treated with a fire resistant coating.

Shakes or shake shingles have been used for roofing and siding for centuries. It s the most popular type of wood roof. Synthetic shakes have been made of asphalt metal cement rubber and plastics that are marketed as maintenance free fire rated and impact resistant. Available thicknesses are 1 2 and 5 8.

First of all most cities won t allow you to replace it with another real wood roof particularly since most of the la areas is considered a high fire zone. It produces a roof with a very textured appearance. For years the roofing industry has been trying to create a shake that has the appearance of natural wood and is low maintenance fire rated impact resistant and long lasting. Wood shakes are also thicker than wood shingles.

Comes in 5 7 and 12 widths for ease of installation and natural look. If you love the look of cedar shake there s no reason to shy away from it. Offering a natural quality of beauty and strength our cedar. Best overall cedar shake alternative roofing shingles.

Is known for quality. Wood shakes are split on one or both sides to form a textured grain appearance. The most common. Since their home is less than a mile from the ocean in a climate that gets over 300 days of direct.

This shake gives a naturally tailored look of a shingle accented by the sharper shadow line of a shake due to the thickness of the butt. Wood shakes are handmade and rougher looking than wood shingles which are usually cut by machine. The los angeles municipal code 91 1504 1 excludes wood shakes and shingles from the list of approved roofing materials that can be used in the city of los angeles. Traditional wood shakes were created by splitting logs wood along the grain.

So you ll be obliged to find an alternative. On both sides like a wood shingle only thicker. Environmentally friendly composite roofing material. Synthetic cedar shake roofing brava shake.

The craftsmanship and authenticity of natural hand split cedar shake with the advantages of color stability and a lifetime warranty. 5 8 7 8 and 1. Varied thickness and stunning split texture of natural wood. Shakes are packaged five bundles per 100 sq.