Adding to what folks have said, one of the single largest factors in Wildland fires destroying houses is the widespread use of tarpaper or shingle roofs. Wildfires in high winds launch large quantities of extremely hot embers and even chunks of burning materials, and generally the way these fires spreads to houses is those landing on roofs or vegetation next to houses. Less flammable roof options such as corrugated metal, slate or tile are significantly more expensive, so they are not used generally.
So you will be SWATed by the HOA if your lawn grass is not the exact approved variety but they let you build the most flamable shit ever in the place that caughts on fire every year?
Surely slate and tile have to balance out in price at some point? The slate on my home’s roof is ~120 years old and only needs a little bit of maintenance every 5-10 years.
Adding to what folks have said, one of the single largest factors in Wildland fires destroying houses is the widespread use of tarpaper or shingle roofs. Wildfires in high winds launch large quantities of extremely hot embers and even chunks of burning materials, and generally the way these fires spreads to houses is those landing on roofs or vegetation next to houses. Less flammable roof options such as corrugated metal, slate or tile are significantly more expensive, so they are not used generally.
So you will be SWATed by the HOA if your lawn grass is not the exact approved variety but they let you build the most flamable shit ever in the place that caughts on fire every year?
Surely slate and tile have to balance out in price at some point? The slate on my home’s roof is ~120 years old and only needs a little bit of maintenance every 5-10 years.
120 years? Where’s the profit in that