Cedar Shingle & Shake Roofs
History of Roofing Rite Grade Red Cedar Shingles
By Bob McCrickard. Rite Grade Inspected Red Cedar Shingles on your roof in the early 1900’s meant you had quality inspected product prior to installation. Editor's note: Thank you Bob for sharing your love of roofing history with others in the industry. Back in the day, this trademark was the property of ...
Q & A - Adding Life to a Cedar Shake Roof
How can I make my cedar shake roof last longer? Monday evening I received this question from an old friend who lives in the Portland area. Rod asked, "I will be replacing my old shake roof this year. My roofer suggested going back with cedar shakes. Can you give me any ...
History of Roofing - Hand Splitting Shakes
Hand-Splitting shakes with a mallet and a froe is one way to make shakes but I bet it would take a long time to make enough shakes to do a roof. Today I was asked; I am replacing two rows of cedar shakes above a flat roof tie – in the ...
Q & A - Shake Roof Repair
How and when should I have my shake roof repaired? This is a common question asked here at AskARoofer. Most shake roofs start to fail after 15 years. Some sooner, some later, but most start to show age when shakes curl, split and blow off, leaving missing shakes. Cedar shakes can ...
Tearing Off a Shake Roof
Tearing off a shake roof is a very dirty job. Today we have a few ideas that may help this job go easier for you. Most homeowners that attempt it will use a dumpster. Setting the dumpster as close as you can to the house is the best, so the roofing ...
Cedar Shingle Roof
This cedar shingle roof is a one of a kind. It was installed a few years ago in Sacramento CA. I would not call this a thatch style roof but many have used that term to describe roofs like this. This cedar shingle roof sets in front of McKinley Park, ...
Cedar Shingle Roofs - A Little History
Wood shingles have been used for over a hundred years to protect the homes across America. The plentiful supply of forest in our country has made wood roofs very popular as a roofing covering. Over the years our American history is full of old mills that would make shingles and shakes ...
Installing Cedar Shingles
For many years the cedar shingles have been used on rooftops as protection and to give a rustic look to our homes. As a professional shingler, cedar shingles and shakes have been one of my favorite types of roofing. The cedar shingle is the main subject for today's blog and as ...
Cedar Shakes - A Lost Art
The lost art of installing cedar shakes. Yes, these are beautiful roofs but there are not as many cedar shake roofs being installed like once before. The high cost of running a lumber mill and tree hungers tying up the harvesting of the forests to save the spotted owls and other ...
