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New shingles have cedar look
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Capital (Annapolis)
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February 18, 2006
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After watching wildfires leapfrog from one tinder dry rooftop to
another in an onslaught of flame that destroyed nearly 1,000 homes in
2003, San Bernardino County Fire Marshal Peter Brierty had seen
enough California homes go up in smoke.
The county soon banned exterior wood on homes.
In particular, the target was highly combustible cedar shake
shingles. "Wood shingle roofs have a horrific history of real fire
problems," says Mr. Brierty. He describes cedar shakes as "burning
Frisbees," as intense heat and winds lift shakes off roofs to scatter
embers and flame to nearby houses.
Fire issues aside, cedar shake roofs have long been the darlings
of homeowner associations who mandate a common ...
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