the roof thing

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My German friends were bemused with my fascination with all the tile (and even slate!) roofs is Germany. Want to know why? I have a photo taken from higher ground in the public park across the road from a fancy new expensive condominium development in a fancy expensive part of town by the river. Note that not only are these rooftops visible from the park across the road, but are visible from some of the units in the buildings themselves. This is not hidden away, but part of the view out the windows of the very building itself. An expensive view, no less. This is how we do it in America when we are spending plenty of money on a fancy place:

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[bardling.livejournal.com]

I guess that dealing with snow thing is a concept thing, too. Having a pitched roof simply avoids unneccessary stress via snow-weight, so why not do it? Makes for good attic storage space, too, or attic rooms built into the roof, and insulation for the rest of the house. Also, better for rain run-off...