Comments on: House improvements http://farmfolly.com/2009/08/house-improvements/ Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:22:41 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Roof over our heads » Farm Folly http://farmfolly.com/2009/08/house-improvements/comment-page-1/#comment-4270 Roof over our heads » Farm Folly Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:27:30 +0000 http://farmfolly.com/?p=2451#comment-4270 [...] costs and other considerations pushed this off the table. I talked about that in the comments of this post. Ultimately we went with Owens Corning Duration Premium Shingles with “lifetime” [...] [...] costs and other considerations pushed this off the table. I talked about that in the comments of this post. Ultimately we went with Owens Corning Duration Premium Shingles with “lifetime” [...]

]]> By: robin http://farmfolly.com/2009/08/house-improvements/comment-page-1/#comment-3864 robin Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:46:08 +0000 http://farmfolly.com/?p=2451#comment-3864 No, we are going with the Driftwood color. At least so far we are. One thing that we have found out about all these house improvements is that we are always changing our minds. Seems like you figure out something and then you find something that will work better, or price comes in to play, or living in the house makes you redecide what works better, or you find a better product, or the product you were set on you find flaws with.... No, we are going with the Driftwood color. At least so far we are. One thing that we have found out about all these house improvements is that we are always changing our minds. Seems like you figure out something and then you find something that will work better, or price comes in to play, or living in the house makes you redecide what works better, or you find a better product, or the product you were set on you find flaws with….

]]> By: Lynn http://farmfolly.com/2009/08/house-improvements/comment-page-1/#comment-3840 Lynn Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:18:53 +0000 http://farmfolly.com/?p=2451#comment-3840 I checked out the shingles you are going to get - they are absolutely gorgeous! Are you going with the desert tan color? I really think shingles look nicer than a metal roof, but I have much more experience with them. We have a metal roof now, and when we replace it we will most likely get another metal roof to keep the same look, but who knows, we may change our minds when the time comes. -Lynn I checked out the shingles you are going to get – they are absolutely gorgeous! Are you going with the desert tan color? I really think shingles look nicer than a metal roof, but I have much more experience with them. We have a metal roof now, and when we replace it we will most likely get another metal roof to keep the same look, but who knows, we may change our minds when the time comes.
-Lynn

]]> By: lee http://farmfolly.com/2009/08/house-improvements/comment-page-1/#comment-3823 lee Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:24:03 +0000 http://farmfolly.com/?p=2451#comment-3823 We have been <i>really really</i> set on standing seam metal for the last year, so it was a pretty major shift for us recently that we decided to go with a composite (asphalt shingle) roof. Pros for metal: cooler in the summer due to reflected heat, durable, made from recycled material, can be recycled at end of life, sheds debris better than shingles (lots of tall trees), lighter in weight, and a unique look. Cons for metal: more expensive to buy and install, subject to oil canning (a hard-to-control aesthetic issue), all concealed metal-fastener roofs still depend on exposed fasteners at key points like trimwork (exposed fasteners are subject to much faster break-down), difficult to modify later (such as to add a plumbing stack or skylight tube), doesn't look much like wood shakes. Ultimately, the cost, modification problems, and exposed fasteners pushed us to a composite roof. I still hope to have a metal roof some day, but not on this house. The <a href="http://roofing.owenscorning.com/homeowner/shingles/duration-premium-ar.aspx" rel="nofollow">singles</a> we decided to use come with a "lifetime" warranty like most metal roofs. We have been really really set on standing seam metal for the last year, so it was a pretty major shift for us recently that we decided to go with a composite (asphalt shingle) roof.

Pros for metal: cooler in the summer due to reflected heat, durable, made from recycled material, can be recycled at end of life, sheds debris better than shingles (lots of tall trees), lighter in weight, and a unique look.

Cons for metal: more expensive to buy and install, subject to oil canning (a hard-to-control aesthetic issue), all concealed metal-fastener roofs still depend on exposed fasteners at key points like trimwork (exposed fasteners are subject to much faster break-down), difficult to modify later (such as to add a plumbing stack or skylight tube), doesn’t look much like wood shakes.

Ultimately, the cost, modification problems, and exposed fasteners pushed us to a composite roof. I still hope to have a metal roof some day, but not on this house. The singles we decided to use come with a “lifetime” warranty like most metal roofs.

]]> By: Lynn http://farmfolly.com/2009/08/house-improvements/comment-page-1/#comment-3818 Lynn Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:39:34 +0000 http://farmfolly.com/?p=2451#comment-3818 Oh wow - this is so exciting! What kind of roof? We also badly need a new roof.... maybe one day we'll get it! I know what you mean about paying for all the home improvements - it can be a drag. :( We now have to pay for our windows before we do too much else. Luckily we got an excellent deal :) Oh wow – this is so exciting! What kind of roof? We also badly need a new roof…. maybe one day we’ll get it!

I know what you mean about paying for all the home improvements – it can be a drag. :( We now have to pay for our windows before we do too much else. Luckily we got an excellent deal :)

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