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More model informationEasily split into thin slices, the wood of the casuarina tree (c. torulosa) was used by colonists for roofing. Elizabeth Farm’s household accounts record the purchases of thousands of shakes, as after 2 to 3 decades the timbers needed replacing, or new buildings were erected. This example, preserved beneath an 1826 roofline, is thought to date to around 1810. The nail holes indicate how they were placed to overlap each other in thirds. To ensure the roof shed water efficiently, the pitch of a shingle roof needed to be steep – around 40 degrees. Though the accounts refer to these as shingles (which technically are saw-cut), as these were split by an axe these are technically termed shakes.
Ca1810. Elizabeth Farm
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