From the saltboxes that dot the northeastern shoreline to California’s ornate Victorians, wood shakes and shingles are part of America’s past. Whether the traditional square butt or the ...

The Del Mar City Council decided Dec. 13 to move forward with its plans to banish wood shake shingle roofs, a goal the city started working toward in 2008 because the rooftops are considered to be a ...

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Q: I'm concerned about shake roofs and fire risk. Is there a substance that can be applied to shake roofs that will make them more fire resistant? A: To the best of our knowledge, and after a Web ...

Wood shingles and shakes (their brawnier, split cousins) have been a notable component in the homebuilder’s tool kit since the earliest days of European settlement in North America. It may be that ...

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