Comments on Titanic Deck Chairs: Leaky Roof - The Tale of an Unexpected Project

AND I get a further discussion on roofing terminol...

2009-11-20T13:49:47.351-05:00

AND I get a further discussion on roofing terminology! This is as good as hanging around a COOL workshop!
(thanks very much!)

You know, I wondered about that. The terminology ...

2009-11-19T17:53:39.312-05:00

You know, I wondered about that. The terminology didn't ever seem right to me, but every single article I read referred to it in the manner I described. This includes books and articles from Taunton Press, which you're probably familiar with.

Based on your screen name, I'm assuming you're an architect. Do you think that the roofer's and mason's use of the

For whatever this is worth, I have a slight techni...

2009-11-19T17:30:32.747-05:00

For whatever this is worth, I have a slight technical disagreement with some terms used in that first graphic.

Every time and always, any flashing that is UNDER, and is directed upward, is a type of counterflashing. Flashing, on the other hand, is always something that is directed DOWN, and is always laid over the top of the counterflashing. Your step flashing is the counterflashing to

I also counsel patience. All good Objectivist Rou...

2009-11-19T14:20:25.083-05:00

I also counsel patience. All good Objectivist Roundups come to those who wait.

Actually, I'll get to it in a couple of hours, since my morning was spent finishing the counter flashing.

... so I came here looking for sociocultural comme...

2009-11-19T14:05:44.313-05:00

... so I came here looking for sociocultural commentary (Carnival) and I get a lecture on rebuilding chimney flashing? Now that's my idea of value-added!