The Shingle Shake

The Shingle Warehouse

Those are some mighty fine looking cedar shingles

    




   Unlike many tiny homes we have decided for our  exterior wall siding we will be using Cedar Shingles/Shakes. Living here in the Pacific Northwest there are many places one can find good quality shingles. We found ours in  the tiny town Forks, Washington, not to far from where we live. We decided to go for the #2 quality shingles these are cheaper in price and but still a good quality for our needs. Unfortunately at the current time writing this I cannot remember the name or company where we got those but I will post that information  as soon as I find out, and post it on our Thank You page.   
     As a company run by two gentlemen who together have 90 years worth of experience we figured quality shingles would be produced without concern.
      On a cold rainy rainy day in July we took a drive out to Forks Washington to pick up our shingles. We loaded them up on our trusty Mazda pick up and were off to head back home.

Loaded up and ready to go!

 


  The shingles themselves were reasonably wet and were nowhere near to being ready for permanent placement but fortunately that's still going to be a few more weeks before we are ready. We knew before we could move further with the shingles we would have to dry and seal them.  Now initially we thought we would seal them individually with a paintbrush. That was going to be my job! After single-handedly painting about 50 shingles I quickly realized it was not going to work. Unless I wanted to make a career out of painting shingles. Typically one  SPRAYS the sealant on. At this point that seems like a far better option than spending the next 10 years painting shingles! We decided to spray.
But that still leaves us with drying the shingles. How does one dry their shingles? On the clothesline of course! Yes indeed we have our shingles hanging out to dry in our backyard right along with the cows grazing on the grass. But I do have to say with the hot sunny weather we've been having this has been the perfect option, our shingles are quickly and should be ready right on time.

Hanging the shingles out to dry

We also came across a brand new type of sealer made completely from HEMP OIL! Made by Hemp Shield in Eugene Oregon, this high quality product is eco- friendly, non-toxic, and affordable.
www.hempshield.net