Q & A - Cabin Roof

Robert L. asked, "What is a good roof for my cabin that looks like shakes?"

First of all, nothing looks and performs like real cedar shakes. So if that is what you want, I suggest you install the cedar shakes. Shakes now, have a fire rating of A, B, and C depending on the applications. My recommendations are to look at the DaVinci Shake. { as shown to the right} It is installed and looks just like a natural shake. It is made of polymer-composite synthetic’s and looks great, without any of the drawbacks of real wood.

The second recommendation is an asphalt shingle that is triple thick or called tri-laminate with a unique look of a stagger butt shake application. It is a class A fire rated roofing product with a lifetime warranty from one of the leading roofing manufacturers.

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