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   MikeSmith | Mar 07, 2007 04:51am | #1

   he was blowing smoke on the shingles  just like he was blowing smoke on the homeowner

   all wood siding will change color.... greatly & soon

   all stained wood siding will change color...  in a couple years

   all painted wood siding will change color... maybe as long as  say 10 years

   if you like a certain shade... you should order your shingles factory dipped to that shade... that is the best bet..then be prepared to restain them in 4-5 years

   if he used a clear finish.. then they are still going to "fade" or get darker , or get blotchy.. they are wood  and they will react to water &  sun ...

   also  different exposures  ( north ,south, east , west )  will all color differently.... and different exposures on the same side  will color differently  ( under the eaves , in the shade , will be different that the middle of the wall & the ones in the splash zone at the base of the wall  will be different

   the only way i know to get cedar shingles to stay the color you like is to stain them the color you want, and  then renew the satin periodically

    

    

   Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
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   frenchy | Mar 07, 2007 08:57am | #3

   Mike Smith,

    You're right of course, but I could play the devils advocate here and say that if he left them fade naturally to grey and was able to keep most moisture off them due to good overhangs and a close monitering of sprinkers to prevent spraying the walls.

    Well awefully weak but at least it's something..

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   user-246028 | Mar 07, 2007 07:48am | #2

   Mcguire,

   MikeSmith is 110% correct!

   Dave

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   Piffin | Mar 07, 2007 12:13pm | #4

   That builder could do well in stand up comedy.

   Frenchy could be his straight man.

    

    

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   brownbagg | Mar 07, 2007 03:29pm | #5

   white paint

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   frenchy | Mar 07, 2007 06:04pm | #6

   Piffan,

    I said it was weak..  and I agreed with Mike.  Please don't put me in with the builder..

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   Piffin | Mar 09, 2007 03:43am | #7

   I didn't appoint you his booking agent - just his STRAIGHT MAN;) 

    

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   Gene_Davis | Mar 09, 2007 05:07am | #8

   Fading is prevented by keeping the shingles inside the house, and away from any windows that might expose them to sunlight.

   Your closets might be a good place to enjoy the look.

   That "upscale" builder sounds like a real downmarket charlatan to me.  In the wild west of the 1880s, he would have been selling snake oil.

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   Crash | Mar 09, 2007 07:26am | #9

   Maybe he plans to pressure wash them once a month as part of a high end maintenance contract..."War is God's way of teaching Americans geography."  Ambrose Bierce

    

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   LEMONJELLO | Mar 09, 2007 08:42am | #10

   Just keep em out of direct sunlight, so obvious...joke. couldn't resist.__________________________
   Judo Chop!

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   IMERC | Mar 09, 2007 04:20pm | #11

   put the place on a lazy susan...

   that'll make it easier to keep them out of the sun..Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->

   WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!

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   PLUM72 | Mar 10, 2007 07:02am | #12

   Maybe they were concrete cedar look-a-like shingles or some composite cedar look-a-like material??