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Article: Aging shingles put readerAEs patience through the roof.(Homes Plus)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- June 28, 2009
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Q. We are having our cedar shingles replaced at the end of this month on the lake side (southeast) of the house where weathering has been the most prominent. The existing shingles are falling off in increasing numbers. The north side is holding its own. A friend said we should consider laying down some sort of a "membrane" sheath under the new shingles, which supposedly would help prevent the accumulation of moisture. Is there anything to this? Do you have any other recommendations? We never had a preservative sprayed on, as I feared that the treading on the steep, pitched roof would cause more damage.
A: Your friend is referring to Cedar Breather, a matrix ...