Originally Posted by Jerry McCarthy
RE: wood shake roof covering. I have never figured out why anyone in their right mind would have kindling installed on their roof tops? Many of our local jurisdictions have outlawed such by passing city ordinances. Thatched roofs? I'm not even going there.
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Jerry Peck]Well, apparently several inspectors here think that thatched roofs are okay ... 
... I look at thatched roofs as the 'easily ignitable matter' used to light off your kindling wood shake roofs. 
First, you get a spark glowing in the 'easily ignitable matter', then blow on it until it becomes a flame, then add some kindling ...
To the Jerry's - What are you both thinking about???
I agree that thatched roofs are a thing of the past, but wood roofs are here to stay. They've been around for century's. They are durable, energy efficient, have visual appeal and they are green.
DO YOU THINK THAT ASPHALT ROOF ARE LESS FLAMMABLE??? -- HELLO!!
or are you both just trying to pass the time away and complain about something?
Come on now folks.