Hints and tips:
...Meanwhile, we take a seat in the garden of Gargiulo’s Napa farmhouse, built from salvaged old-growth redwood siding, glass and rusted metal roofing....
...It cost him £170,000 to build, has no guttering, no roofing material other than the grass, and no radiators because it so well insulated. “It’s very basic,” he says....
...His advice for those trying to understand roofing and siding? “Think like a raindrop.”...
...On some sites, angled aerial photography allows potential buyers to examine architectural features; the placement of windows, perhaps, or the materials used for roofing or siding....
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