that’s a huge deal. the petrodollar creates a huge amount of soft power for the US.
if true, i hope we 100% back out of our pledge to defend the saudis
thanks again for your help today. really appreciate.
some pictures of the adventure so far.
some of that wood hasn’t seen the light of day in 150 years. crazy how beautiful it still looks a with all the salt/moisture and galveston hurricanes. behind the original cypress siding (which we will be reusing) is thick ass hand cut tongue and groove then spacing. then more of the same tongue and groove on the interior side of the wall
@Jkwellborn you can see why i don’t have to match the exact color. no one will see the roof in any detail
ugh. So all the alternate shingles being offered are only rated to 130MPH winds. (GAF Armorshield II, OC Weatherguard HP, Iko Nordic and Malarkey Legacy).
@Jkwellborn or @ROFL BOX yall know someone who might have atlas stormmaster shake singles (majestic shake color) in stock? or something else that can withstand the same wind?
ill never forgive myself if this home survived all these storms only to fail due to new lower rated shingles on the addition. lol
or can we just survive a month or so with the artificial felt?
it’s a separate structure entirely.
full disclosure. my main house was built in 1886 and the slab garage was in 2015ish. lol.
that said my parents house is pier and beam with an attached garage built in the late 80s. it’s four steps down to a garage. crazy 80s monster that was designed by architects on a lot of coke, but never had any issues.
team pier and beam here. no foundation issues and easy to update/move piping and electricity.
my architecture prof at UT years ago told me foundations in a good chunk of texas were headaches waiting to happen
i guess i’ll need to drive as far as needed since i want them to match (with reason). unless you can think of a model that looks close and has the same performance (or better)
is 180 better than 60 or are they used in different situations? their webpage isn’t really clear (i’m obviously not the target audience)
thanks for the help!
ooo. this is good timing. it’s down in galveston.
we are matching the current shingles (atlas stormmaster shake singles), which are supposedly good for 150 mph winds.
that said. they asked what felt we wanted. after a quick google it seems we want synthetic, but no idea beyond that. here is what atlas offers for example
do you have a recommendation?
edit: looks like the place that claimed they had the shingles lied. furk. know of a good source? color is majestic shake. i don’t need a lot. not a huge addition.
i was reading an old article that mentions vic and anthony were actually old man maceos nephews. had no idea the line was that direct.
galveston monthly article