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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>You got me curious as I’ve not seen half timbered houses like that in the states (where the timbers are visible). I googled it and they mention that they are tile roofs which makes sense as they have made bricks for the infill.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Interesting that they made bricks rather than a clay straw infill. Also I had always assumed that halftimbering was a result of an increasing scarcity of wood ‘in the day’. Perhaps in N. Carolina the trees were just too big.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Greenbuilding [mailto:greenbuilding-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bobby Jay!<br><b>Sent:</b> March-12-13 6:36 PM<br><b>To:</b> Greenbuilding@bioenergylists.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Greenbuilding] Circa 1766 roof shingles<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b>From:</b> Bobby Jay! <<a href="mailto:futureship0000@hotmail.com">futureship0000@hotmail.com</a>><br><b>Date:</b> March 12, 2013, 7:17:02 AM EDT<br><b>To:</b> Greenbuild List <<a href="mailto:greenbuilding@listserv.repp.org">greenbuilding@listserv.repp.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Circa 1766 roof shingles </b><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Old Salem village in <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Winston Salem, North Carolina <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Moravian houses built 1766 to late 1700's. They are currently lived in by <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Private residence.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The roof shingles look like cut stone.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Does anyone know what material <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The roof shingles on these houses<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Could be made out of?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=320 height=240 id=D0095167-2213-4D56-A28B-39CEA857DAE0 src="cid:image001.jpg@01CE1F52.DE134FF0" alt=image.jpeg><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=320 height=240 id=BBE61426-96A9-4989-9006-9D38C3DC58A9 src="cid:image002.jpg@01CE1F52.DE134FF0" alt=image.jpeg><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Jake at the Lake Development<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Bob Jakaitis aka "Jake" <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Licensed NC General Contractor<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Tel: <a href="tel:704-236-3574">704-236-3574</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="mailto:bobjakaitis@hotmail.com">bobjakaitis@hotmail.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>