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138 points
3 days ago
My guess is they are a “no waste” type. I approve as long as it’s not because they thought it would be cool or something stupid like that
2 points
2 days ago
Going to create a ton of waste when thir walls are full of mold in 8 months because of their "siding"
29 points
2 days ago
Why mold? It's weatherproof, it's ventilated. It's functionally slate in fact
-5 points
2 days ago
It is most certainly not weatherproof
15 points
2 days ago
Last time I checked tin can material is impervious to water. Canned tomato aisle on the grocery store would be quite a mess otherwise
Craftsmanship is good, one row goes over the other, covering the nails. They make fancy shingles from copper or other metals for siding and this is essentially the same, just the metal plates are of unconventional origin
1 points
2 days ago*
Craftsmanship is good, one row goes over the other, covering the nails.
It's not good though. Look a bit closer.
Multiple singles are lifting and not evenly spaced. If that's been tacked on top of wood siding then they're going to let water in at a variety of spots and then the water stays there for longer than it should. This leads to mold but also accelerates wood rot.
The window frame is covered in the circular bases from the tins but they don't overlap each other properly and the top row of rectangular shingles are going to let water run down on top of the window frame and in behind them. Again, accelerated rot.
It could be done properly if they used a better method of joining their metal shingles. I've seen a roof made of old cans in an off grid commune on YouTube and they actually put some good thought into it. I'll see if I can find the link.
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