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Re: [OM] Solar Roofs - of course to power Olympus cameras - duh

Subject: Re: [OM] Solar Roofs - of course to power Olympus cameras - duh
From: SwissPace <ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2016 09:04:15 +0100
I wouldn't expect real slate to be much heavier than Asphalt shingles, however I guess its in short supply, when had our leaking roof replaced about 8 years ago (it had been hail damaged 4 years earlier and not properly repaired), they added 30cm (a foot) of insulation and two waterproof membranes on the existing beams <https://thattimeoflife.smugmug.com/Other/House-Renovation/i-q2mw6RN/A> which were designed to take it and up to 1m of snow.

sanding the beams and floor took me quite a while and I ended up with RSI in my thumbs but it looks nice!

Life expectancy was given as 25-30 years even with proper roof tiles, but I guess the weather can be much harsher here than the UK and it would just need the tiles replacing - I have always thought recycled plastic would be an ideal solution to roofing tiles - crowd sourcing anyone? :-) Oh and the cost was I think well in excess of 30'000 Swiss francs (about 20 UK and a dollar is about equivalent these days)

We looked into solar with the council energy expert but were advised against it and stayed with oil heating.

Photo taken with the wonderful OLY 7-14 and E-330 (that brings back memories of Walt and Macro) - Although I like my Fuii 10-24 as much now as the 7-14

IanW

ChrisB wrote:
I’m sorry to hear about the cheapo roof materials.  However, it does explain 
how some of my USAF colleagues came to depreciate their properties for tax purposes.

It cost us £5,000 to re-tile our Annex in 2014, but that was after the builders had 
reinforced the frame, and I didn’t get a separate cost for that . . .

Chris

On 9 Mar 16, at 04:53, Moose<olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>  wrote:


The vast majority of home construction in the US is focused on minimum cost. 
Some of it may look fancy, but underneath, even most of that is CHEAP.



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