tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132898085410789426.post1964828506551231124..comments2024-03-23T05:35:06.468-04:00Comments on ancestral roofs: Shake itAncestral Roofshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755249835071665091noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132898085410789426.post-33001164737091522792013-02-26T16:48:43.000-05:002013-02-26T16:48:43.000-05:00Lindi,
We would like to get permission to use one...Lindi,<br /><br />We would like to get permission to use one of your photos for Doors Open Prince Edward County. I can be reached at museums@pecounty.on.caJennifer Lyons (Curator, Museums of PEC)http://www.facebook.com/museumspecnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132898085410789426.post-37267003273141645712012-12-04T20:25:02.617-05:002012-12-04T20:25:02.617-05:00That is good information to have, Mark – thank you...That is good information to have, Mark – thank you from the Manse garage-owner!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132898085410789426.post-91678876428736600452012-12-02T08:59:52.798-05:002012-12-02T08:59:52.798-05:00Well, if cedar shingles are good enough for John C...Well, if cedar shingles are good enough for John Cox´s house (the 2nd oldest in T.O. - c.1807), then they´re probably good enough for the Manse´s garage. You might recall a reference i made some time ago about many old structures actually being log cabins. The Cox House is one such structure, built in a very similar fashion to Scadding Cabin (1790´s).<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cox_CottageMarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132898085410789426.post-43384037572753819172012-11-28T20:43:29.697-05:002012-11-28T20:43:29.697-05:00Great to hear from you Mark! That's just the k...Great to hear from you Mark! That's just the kind of encouragement a Manse garage owner needs.Ancestral Roofshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755249835071665091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132898085410789426.post-7597503926271733322012-11-28T20:35:10.382-05:002012-11-28T20:35:10.382-05:00I've heard of original shingles still in use f...I've heard of original shingles still in use from houses dating from 1770-1780. They're 240 years old and still in place. This is especially true on the more protected sides of the structure. I'd love to know how they compare to clapboard for durability.Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132898085410789426.post-55963678612448688442012-11-27T20:41:20.652-05:002012-11-27T20:41:20.652-05:00Love the story about the self-pronounced coolest g...Love the story about the self-pronounced coolest guy in Grade 13 (we are dating ourselves by admitting to having lived in the Grade 13 era, aren't we?) adding to the lure of this interesting house. I find it interesting too because I have been wondering for the past few years (since spending lots of time in New England) how well cedar shingles, which I quite like, would go over in Ontario. On a Manse garage, for instance. This suggests it could work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com