The roof material is two types of asphalt, Milton Johnston said. The first type is asphalt three and the second is rubberized asphalt. Both are hot, wet and slippery.
MEREDITH — Tim Carter decided to research the deficiencies of modern asphalt shingles when he noticed the roof on his home in Meredith was starting to fail just nine years into a life span that was supposed to last 30 years.
Gazing out at a secret network of roof terraces from the rooftop of a ceramics shop, I realise why Chios in the Aegean Sea is no ordinary Greek island.