Glad I'm A Framer - I Could Not Roof This

wallmaxx

Saw this home on the way to work....Axton Rd near Ferndale, WA

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Milhaus

There's a house up north of me with a similar thatch roof. They tout it as a green home. Solar panels in the back yard. Little yard sign out front. It's pretty dam cool.

Good luck roofing it. Go into the sod business. It's got to be live, whatever it is?

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neolitic

It's not alive, looks like palm to me.
You can see the stitching, maybe
prefab panels....never woulda thunk!
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ChrWright

Would love to have watched them put that one in.

Anyone have any experience with the "Green" flat roofs?

Have yet to see one up close, but they're planted with sod I believe...

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Home Serve

How Green is having to water your roof once a week?
The stuff surely is not alive.
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roofwiz74

I have some exp with green roofs.the plants depend on you location,rainfall,etc.

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neolitic

Check the new River Rouge, Ford
truck plant.
http://www.mcdonoughpartners.com/pro...rojID=ford-dtp

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A W Smith

It does look like palm leaf doesn't it? I wish I had pictures of the two Tiki bars we did. but my ex partner kept his cell phone pics. I had to rent a 14 foot van to pick up the palm leaves in pennsy from "Tiki Kev". I cannot imagine how many trailer loads of palm leaves that house has if it is in fact palm leaves.

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Double-A

No offense, but it looks like a McMansion for really tall hobbits.

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2ndGen

Thatched roofing at least some variety of it.
Simple once you know how to do it.
Very rudimentary style.

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2ndGen

And I'm a Roofer trying to be a Framer!

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john5mt

All the stupid crap people do and money they spend (not complaining about that part) so they can appear green...sheesh

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2ndGen

If you look at the discolorations, you'll see where it needs to get "dressed" up.
There is this paddle like tool with metal strips that you use to break the reeds then dress them up by tucking it in with the paddle.
Then you brush off the excess and "wala!"...You have a new roof surface.

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Renegade

I've done two green roofs this past year, won't be planted until late this spring when things dry up tho. I've got pics somewhere of complete ones we've done, dunno which computer they are on though.

That roof is beautiful, odd that its in this neck of the woods tho. especially over on the rusty side of the state.

dutchlegacy

that roof looks very nice, but I wonder how it would act under freeze-thaw conditions, ice accumulation, etc.

novicepro

looks like a big bonfire waiting to happen...

Roofsafe

I don't think it would work in my area, the humidity today was 7% with the wind blowing. Wouldn't take long for it to be kindling.

fireguy

I do hope the chimney is not for a wood burning stove or fireplace.

Cole

I dont know about you guys, but I actually like it!

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woodchuck2

, greenies dont burn wood, they hug it to keep warm. That is probably a chimney for their fossil fuel burning butt warmer.