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Subject: Re: [OM] Solar Roofs - of course to power Olympus cameras - duh
From: Charles Geilfuss <charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2016 09:34:32 -0500
Quite an undertaking, Ian, and well documented. The photo of the newborn
caught me off guard though.

Charlie

On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 3:04 AM, SwissPace <ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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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