Topic: Big Business (1929) - Laurel and Hardy

[NoahYoung]

Yes, you see that style all over the area. And... I wouldn't be so sure that the roofs were replaced. The weather out there is much more benign than in other parts of the country. There's sidewalks still in great shape that were constructed in the 1920s out there.

Interesting. I've always lived in the northeast, either NY or NJ, where I assumed a roof had a life of 25-30 years, tops. I guess the snow does a number on roofs more than rain. Though LA doesn't get much rain I hear.

[ChrisBungoStudios]

Interesting. I've always lived in the northeast, either NY or NJ, where I assumed a roof had a life of 25-30 years, tops. I guess the snow does a number on roofs more than rain. Though LA doesn't get much rain I hear.

I think it's the lack of rain plus the lack of the freeze/thaw cycle that makes things last so much longer out there.

[NoahYoung]

I think it's the lack of rain plus the lack of the freeze/thaw cycle that makes things last so much longer out there.

I thought you live out there, and would have said "out here."
 

How long would a roof last, though, if 2 guys were stomping around all over it trying to put up an aerial? Or trying to clean a chimney? Or trying to rescue a little dog from the roof?