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Notes

Notes from the shop.

Short pieces for people who own old houses.

Casco / Notes

Recent notes.

Slate

Hard slate and soft slate

How to tell how much life your roof has left.

Winter

Warm attic, cold eaves

Why ice dams form and what actually stops them.

Copper

Why copper goes brown first

And how long until it turns green.

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A Yeti Trades Co. portfolio site

The heritage roofing site, built in seven days.

Sixteen pages: three materials compared by lifespan, a repair-before-replace argument, ice dams explained for Maine, and Portland’s historic districts covered.