[Greenbuilding] Fwd: Circa 1766 (terra cotta) roof shingles

[Bobby Jay!]

Jake at the Lake Development

Bob Jakaitis aka "Jake" 
Licensed NC General Contractor
Tel: 704-236-3574
Email: bobjakaitis at hotmail.com Sent from mobile device 


> 
> Wikipedia says they are clay tiles.
> North Carolina is known for 
> It's orange/Red clay bricks.
> 
> The bricks I touched on these walls 
> Did not look like clay. They looked
> Like cut stone. 
> 
> What are your thoughts on building 
> In my area with these materials ?
> 
> Half-timbers with brick infill, stone 
> Foundation, built into the earth on
> The first floor. 
> 
> I have a client interested  in me building on lots I own in Statesville, NC.  I believe This rustic design will fit my wooded Sloped lots. 
> 
> Any thoughts on how we can apply 
> Building science to 250 year old design?
> 
> 
> 
> Jake at the Lake Development
> 
> Bob Jakaitis aka "Jake" 
> Licensed NC General Contractor
> Tel: 704-236-3574
> Email: bobjakaitis at hotmail.com Sent from mobile device 
> 
> On Mar 13, 2013, at 1:29 AM, RT <archilogic at yahoo.ca> wrote:
> 
>> On Wed, 13 Mar 2013 01:17:28 -0400, Reuben Deumling <9watts at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I would add that although clay tiles are very durable, at least in Germany they don't typically last 250 years.
>> 
>> I doubt that they would last one winter here in Kanata.
>> 
>> Terra cotta flower pots that get left outside here over winter self destruct in one season.
>> 
>> Fired clay brick garden walls with brick copings don't last much longer.
>> 
>> Thinking about the flat terra cotta roof tiles a bit more... I suppose if the roof is steep enough so that any moisture runs off and drains away before the clay has a chance to get wet and/or dries out before the moisture has a chance to freeze, then maybe they'd be okay.
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>> Rob Tom                    AOD257
>> Kanata, Ontario, Canada
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