Salmon on the Egg?

Hey Stike

I agree with both of you, there are 2 types of buyers, those that appreciate and can afford quality and those that don't In my area of the county, there are not many tile roofs, just not the style. Now down in Indy in the historical districts they have slate roofs that are georgeous, expensive to repair, but will last a long, long time. In the last 30 years, homes have went from custom built to new construction jammed in on less than 1/4 acre lots, huge population boom. I live in a 30+ yrs old area that were custom built, now they need some remodeing every so ofter, but I love the big lots, trees, and knowing my house was made by hand! I was not thinking anyone was razzin' n me! I did'nt mean to hijack this thread!!

That's cool, just intentionally trying not to flame you knowing you're into real estate, but at the same time attribute some (probably imaginary idealistic) responsibility that I think Stike's local agents should, but don't have, in preserving some "old world" quality in his hood.

I live in a neighborhood that was established in 1719, and is a historical district.  Makes renovation difficult, and everyone hates the HDLC (historic district landmark commission) that has to approve any building permits for historical accuracy, but I appreciate the spirit of the commission.  Where you don't have one, everyone polices themselves, and you get cheap 3-tab roofs.  Not as purdy.

spent a lot of time in Vermont. slate town, in fact. Our barn (200 years old and counting) had a sagging roof, needed the slate fixed.  roofer came and fixed the sag and reshingled much of it.  600 bucks.  a neighbor came and dropped down (as a welcome gift) a walkway about 75 feet long of 4 foot by 4 foot squares of slate. amazing slabs.  Slate is cheap up there, unless you have out of state license plates. )

in the long run, slate is a cheap (or 'cost effective') roof, but only if you plan on living in it a hundred years or so.  and buyers aren't willing to reimburse for the expense because few people understand that it is a performance value, not simply something that 'looks good'.

i don't understand the dichotomy sometimes. think of the finest historic public building in your town. maybe a library or something similar.  if you had to build a NEW library tomorrow, people would want the cheapest solution.  But if you tried to tear it down the old one, built to last a hundred years or more, longer with maintenance, there'd be hell to pay. folks are far more inclined to preserve the stuff that OTHER people paid for, and appreciate it, but conversely will opt to go as cheap as possible when it's on their dime.  just human nature. 

i found some 1x10 cedar clapboards when i built a new porch to match the existing siding.  stuff was 22 feet long, had literally 300 growth rings across the ten inches (very tight).  stable, and not one know in the entire length.  felt like a criminal painting it.

i had all mitered corners too.  good primer, good paint, and a little preventative sealing of the cut ends, and not one miter has so much as moved in a year.  remains to be seen... but it looks stable, and the paint wears like iron.

now just need to tear off the old aluminum siding and have the existing claps scraped and painted.  spendy, but if you do it right, i should only need to maintain it.

funny thing about vinyl siding.  'no maintenance!'.  now, people realize is can be chalky and deteriorate too.  so they now sell a product to preserve it and fix or prevent the chalking. you just brush it on the siding once every five years or so.

hmmmmmm
maintenance free, eh?

poor dude was just asking about cedar salmon.  this thread wasn't merely hijacked (by yours truly), it was driven into a cliff. 

apologies.