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July 15, 2013 at 11:44 a.m.

vickie

I have always wondered this question. If we use wood shingles and shakes how come we never see roofs with wood planks? I hate to admit how little I know sometimes

July 15, 2013 at 10:48 p.m.

egg

They have been run vertically as well.http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/FortRoss-chapel-reconstructed.jpg/284px-FortRoss-chapel-reconstructed.jpg&imgrefurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Ross_State_Historic_Park&h=151&w=227&sz=1&tbnid=aEMhd4SCG6_XGM:&tbnh=151&tbnw=227&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dfort%2Bross%2Bmuseum%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=fort+ross+museum&usg=__gUWJz5jEfI0VCLovyz1Oyn8xyhs=&docid=ygoaD7p4XxY0aM&itg=1&sa=X&ei=SMHkUanTKcXHigKf24CwDg&ved=0CHwQ_B0wCg

What goes by the name of "barn shakes" gets you half way there also.

Beautiful job, woody. Tell me more about that one if you would.

July 15, 2013 at 10:08 p.m.

OLE Willie

I see roofs with wood planks all the time. They just have shingles on top of them. :laugh:

July 15, 2013 at 12:54 p.m.

tinner666

The wood tends to split along it's grain as it ages and dries, which makes it unsuitable for that purpose. Roofs done like that tend to constantly develope leaks.

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