[Tree of Liberty]

If I had a shake roof on my house and lived near one of the Canyons, it would be replaced ASAP.

The main problem is that there's such a weight difference between shingles and tiles that the entire roof would also need to be re-engineered and rebuilt, which cost major $$$. It's not just an issue of shingle replacement.

[PhiKapMom]

That's why we paid the difference in price when we had our house built in Yucaipa in order to get the tile roof with the stucco. I was afraid to live in a shake roofed home and when I found out what you had to do to replace a shake roof, we paid the extra for tile.

[AlBondigas]

there's always fiberglass & steel simulated shakes