It just has to be the time of year but I saw a fair number of people standing on their roofs today.
Perhaps the numbers of dead leaves dried up and shriveled in gutters has become overwhelming and they need to be cleaned out.
Or perhaps the threat of an actual rainy season needs to be taken seriously and a proper new roof is in order. It was 90 degrees on the street and the southeast breeze wasn't very much in evidence in the middle of the city.
A lot of people like Mediterranean terra cotta tiles for their tropical roof but I am not a great fan. I saw roof lines stripped of their tiles by the hundred on the mainland after the storms of 2004 and 2005. In the hurricane belt metal roofs are best.
The older style metal roofs have a scalloped fish scale design that looks good and seems to hold up over time.
A trim metal roof is a thing of beauty.
The debate in the historic district is whether or not to allow white mastic paint on the roof to reduce energy use. I think the final ruling was a yes vote but there was of course grumbling about the alteration that would bring to the historic district look. I have yet to see one painted white but perhaps soon enough they will sprout everywhere like mushrooms after a rain shower.
Perhaps the numbers of dead leaves dried up and shriveled in gutters has become overwhelming and they need to be cleaned out.Or perhaps the threat of an actual rainy season needs to be taken seriously and a proper new roof is in order. It was 90 degrees on the street and the southeast breeze wasn't very much in evidence in the middle of the city.A lot of people like Mediterranean terra cotta tiles for their tropical roof but I am not a great fan. I saw roof lines stripped of their tiles by the hundred on the mainland after the storms of 2004 and 2005. In the hurricane belt metal roofs are best.The older style metal roofs have a scalloped fish scale design that looks good and seems to hold up over time. 
A trim metal roof is a thing of beauty. The debate in the historic district is whether or not to allow white mastic paint on the roof to reduce energy use. I think the final ruling was a yes vote but there was of course grumbling about the alteration that would bring to the historic district look. I have yet to see one painted white but perhaps soon enough they will sprout everywhere like mushrooms after a rain shower.
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