[Strawbale] Breathability of Wood Shakes and Roofing Felt

[Andrew Lund]

> Andrew Lund wrote:
> 
> >Well, if you think about it, I can't see how the
> >shakes on our gable ends would ever even be exposed
> to
> >fire... The clay-straw mix is a fire retardant, not
> to
> >mention the earth plaster embalming it. So, the
> wall
> >shouldn't burn out from the inside.. We have a
> metal
> >roof, and our first-story walls are cordwood, which
> >does not burn easily. So, if the house was burning
> to
> >the point that the shakes would catch fire, I think
> it
> >would be pretty much beyond the point of recovery
> >anyway...
> 
> While I have to agree with you that what you say is
> very accurate, 
> but have you never considered a fire that starts
> from the 
> OUTSIDE?  Like a forest fire, or a brush fire?  In
> this case, it 
> could start the shingles on fire and cause your
> house to catch on 
> fire. 

There are no trees within at least a hundred feet from
the house, and big brush fires are very uncommon here
in the north.. Not only that, but the shingles would
be over 12 ft. off the ground, so a small brush fire
would be pretty harmless... 


 
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