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Should kids really come first?

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Ok so 3 more posts today that I’ve dug up – I’m an information JUNKIE on this stuff lately. Give em a browse and let me know what ya reckon. They’re just from a few different sites I’ve been surfing lately that are generally good for information like this…

Homes for Sale in Lands End, North Saanich, British Columbia $768000

2596.00 sq. ft. Homes for sale in Lands End North Saanich, British Columbia. For sale at $768000.0000 CAD. 1453 Honeysuckle, Lands End.

Homes for Sale in Bazan Bay, Victoria, British Columbia $724900

2993.00 sq. ft. Homes for sale in Bazan Bay Victoria, British Columbia. For sale at $724900.0000 CAD. Bazan Bay.

Homes for Sale in Castle Rock, Invermere, British Columbia $389000

2318.00 sq. ft. Homes for sale in Castle Rock Invermere, British Columbia. For sale at $389000.0000 CAD. 2525 Castlestone Drive, Castle Rock.

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Cedar shake in Vancouver is a resource we can never run out of. That being said cedar shake still costs on average about 1/3 more than getting a asphalt roof. Getting a Cedar shake roof is a labour intensive installation, the time consumption in the installation of the products can and will do cost a little more. The appeal of the home is like no other though when you have new Cedar shake on the roof.

The problem with cedar shake is today you cannot find cedar that is old growth. In BC in is pretty much illegal to cut down old growth that used to be ideal for long term use and the ability to split thick shakes. With new growth cedar being put up on homes the average life span is about 20 years before the cedar needs to be replaced.

There are two steps you can make with your cedar before it has been installed and what that is getting the cedar treated. Normally with a cyanide the cedar is treated so that moss and algae do not dominate the roof over a period of time. The treatment gives the cedar a green tinge to it but soon disappears with time. The treatment is safe and is done with children’s wooden equipment too. Some people out there prefer the natural organic roof that has not been treated and that is fine to.

Cedar does change colour when on your roof over time from a light brown to a dark brown. this process happens a little slower with treated cedar but will eventually follow the same path as the untreated. Cedar unlike any other roofing product has the ability to breath like no other roofing product. If the roofing contractor has under ventilated your roof the cedar does compensate by allowing the moisture generated in the home to seep through the roof. They cedar does eventually curl upwards in this situation but is probably not an issue unless someone walks all over the curled shakes.

Most people are converting in the Metro Vancouver region from a cedar roof to a asphalt roof. When taking a cedar roof off the job can get kind of messy so make sure that the roofer who is taking the old roof off climbs into the attic and removes the debris. I have heard of terrible stories of owners of homes climbing into there attic long after the roofer has left and find that their old cedar roof has been stored in their attic.

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