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GABLE IS A FOLK VICTORIAN ROOF FORM <br />SPACE IN AN ATTIC <br />AVOID INSTALLING A ROOFING MATERIAL <br />WITH A PROFILE THAT DID NOT EXIST AT THE <br />TIME THE HOUSE WAS CONSTRUCTED <br />which the roofing material may need to <br />be repllaced when beyond repair. With <br />roofing materials that are short lived or <br />badly damaged, such as composition <br />shingles, repairs can extend the life of <br />the material! for many years, or repairs <br />may prove temiporary and! a new roof will <br />be necessary in the future. <br />Often it is the underlayment that has <br />deteriorated and not the actual roofing <br />material. This is frequenitly the case with <br />slate, and clay tile. They can be removed <br />and reinstalled after repairs have been <br />made and new roofing felt has been <br />installed. <br />A roof leak may actually be a "flashing" <br />leak around a chimney or vent pipe. <br />Flashing is usually a metal material <br />intended to sea] the joint where the roof <br />might have openings, such as vents, or <br />connections to another part of the roof <br />such as a dormer. For historical <br />accuracy, replace the deteriorated <br />roofing with a material that matches the <br />original in profile. A dramatic change in <br />the, roofing material, for example <br />changing from composition shingle to <br />corrugated metal, changes the character <br />of the house and' is not appropriate <br />unless there is evidence that metal was <br />an original roofing material). <br />However, if installing a roofing material <br />that was original to the house, its beyond <br />financial reach, it is better to have a non - <br />original roofing material that does not <br />leak rather than an original' roof that <br />does. Composition shingle is an <br />appropriate material for "temporary" <br />replacement. The origiinal material can <br />be replaced at a later time and should be <br />encouraged. <br />Select an alternative that closely <br />resembles the type of roof that might <br />have been, on a house constructed <br />Design Standards for the City of Paris, Texasl 16 <br />