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1. 
   rez | Feb 17, 2005 08:27pm | #1

   Greetings Clay, As a first time poster Welcome to Breaktime.

   This post, in response to your question, will bump the thread through the 'recent discussion' listing again.

   Perhaps it will catch someones attention that can help you with advice.

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   Lateapex911 | Feb 17, 2005 09:32pm | #2

   There are several bleaching stains, or products that can acheive several "weathered" looks. Do a search and you will come across more info than you could ever absorb!

   Or....call Michigan Prestain. Tell them what you are after, and they can fill you in. I found them to be more expensive up front (compared to raw shingles) but cheaper and better in the end. The shinges will arrive stained on all 5 sides, which is a real pain to do on site.

   The only issue with them is the roughly 4 week lead time, but we are great planners, right?

   Others will probably know, but there is a chance Maibec also offers the same servce.

   Have you decided between white or red cedar? I am assuming white from your post. Also search the This Old House site. I think they used a non cedar shingle for a project they did about 3 years ago, and it looked great. Same application as yours.

   Jake Gulick

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3. 
   ChipTam | Feb 17, 2005 10:58pm | #3

   It might make sense just to wait.  It sure doesn't take long for the shingles to grey-out.  We put a new white cedar shingle roof on our summer place in July.  By October, it had started to grey-out and, by the following spring, it was totally grey.

   Chip

4. 
   Piffin | Feb 18, 2005 05:29am | #4

   It depends on the situation. Are you just replacing a few shingles around a window openning for instance? Or are you doing a whole side section that neds to match?

    

    

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5. 
   Lawrence | Feb 18, 2005 06:13am | #5

   Hi Clay... it happens fast enough. Wouldn't reccomend white cedar or pine or anything that didn't grow in a damp climate. Red works best...leafed in tarpaper...use the thick shingles, aluminum nails and flash carefully-but you probably already know that.

    I wouldn't mess with it ahead of time. If you want to bleach them after...use a weed sprayer and 1/2 water. Much easier to deal with that way. They will blend in reasonably well in a couple of years-if they want them to match perfectly and nothing else will do-tell them to stop being so cheap and change the whole side...

   Good Luck... Make lots of money...cedar is tedius to do right.

   L

    

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