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Old wood shake roof.
This was possible because wood shakes are stiff planks of wood and would overlay these gaps without posing any sort of issue.
Cedar shake roof cost the average price range to install a 3 000 square foot shake roof is between 18 000 and 20 000 or about 600 to 670 per square.
Typically it s composed of 1 6 deck boards spaced about 4 5 inches apart.
Tom silva shows the apprentices how to properly install wood shingles.
Today shingles are mostly made by being cut which distinguishes them from shakes which are made by being split out of a bolt.
This shake gives a naturally tailored look of a shingle accented by the sharper shadow line of a shake due to the thickness of the butt.
Traditional wood shakes were created by splitting logs wood along the grain.
Historically shingles were split from straight grained knot free bolts of wood.
It s the most popular type of wood roof.
On both sides like a wood shingle only thicker.
Low cost for installation is around 16 000 and high cost is about 27 000.
Wood shakes are also thicker than wood shingles.
Cedar wood shakes have been used in america since colonial times having been the primary roofing system installed for.
Shakes or shake shingles have been used for roofing and siding for centuries.
It produces a roof with a very textured appearance.