Re: Sand house roof?

Tomstp Wrote:
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> From the pictures I have seen of it today in
> Chama it appears to 108 lb. roll roofing. Tar
> paper with granules affixed by use of tar. These
> days it comes in a lot of colors. But it used to
> be a gray color only. Since cabooses used to have
> tar paper roofs I would think that would have been
> used on the sand houses. Of course "you mileage
> may vary".

The Friends used torch down (modified) roll roofing, (without the torch), as it lasts about 4 to 5 times as long as normal roll roofing. The scale house, outhouse, and coal bunker in the north yard in Chama are also covered, as well as all of the outbuildings up on Cumbres Pass. Hope that helps. Most of the booths will get the same type roofing material as the regular roll roofing doesn't hold up and tears, exposing the roof.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/19/2019 10:33PM by John Cole.