Oil and vinegar dont mix..And neither do shingles and fire.

Good morning, Mike Rock imagine the labor intensity of putting on a roof with wood shingles.... the cost must be astronomical...

Good morning Mike Rock,

You won't find any wood shingles in Austin! With our heat can you imagine what could happen. Most of our homes are built with  brick or stone as we are concerned about cooling..our shingles are usually composition and dark colors are not preferred!! Tile or concrete roofs too in some communities. Loved your title!!

Good morning Mike,

Your last one a mongoose would like!

The city here now requires all homes to get a permit and an inspection to redo the roof. Those with cedar shake are required to do a tear off as well as an inspection when done.

Make yourself a great day.

Safer and more efficient is the ticket Mike......I like the way you got there.

Is the safer and more efficient home pictured above your blog post.

Good Monday morning Mike Rock -

You'll be hard pressed to find wooden shingles in the New Mexico area.  We see tile or flat roofs in our area.  Certainly don't need any extra fire hazards in the desert.

Seems like common sense to me, but the history you gave on it also makes sense for why they came about.  A little TLC might make that a wonderful home, haha.

There are still a few random cedar shingled roofs here in my area. Of course the homes were built in the 70's and for whatever reason the homeowners haven't switched roof styles. But in this desert heat it amazes me that someone would still have a wooden roof. 

Mike

Wood shingles don't work in South  Florida . . . . Heat . . . . water . . . . high winds makes the life of wood shingles short.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

Ah yes, sorry to say, I have been there with the tongue stuck to frozen pole and it sounds like you have too, LOL. Hey, it was a dare!

I still see some old houses around  with black chunks on top, looks like wood shingles.