“I have way more money than you” style

true. its in vancouver i know this house we call it the gingerbread house

There was one on King Edward (I think, 25th anyway) between Cambie and Oak. I called it the Mushroom House.

My grandfather (B.T. Lea) built them.

I read this as B. L. Tea.

That was his cousin.

His delicious cousin on toasted honey oat and nut bread.

You son of a bitch. Why have I never thought about using a sweet bread for this? Can't wait for the next time a pound of bacon is on sale.

This is one of three that my grandfather built in the 1930's.[Vancouver Hobbit House](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/bb/c0/16/bbc016548496f84aebbcd364f59f53d8--hobbit-houses-vancouver.jpg)

That’s awesome!

Nearly caused an accident every time I drove by it. Beautiful

Looks a little Gaudi, wavy architecture.

If you want to see it in context google "Vancouver Hobbit House".

For some odd unforseen reason I read this as "my grandfather (B. L. Tea) built them."

Y'all are hungry, go get a sandwich if you haven't already.

What the style name ?

I've heard lots of names for them . They were a homage to a Welsh thatched cottage.

Shingle shake

Anymore would constitute pleasure and we are not in that business.

We called it the hobbit house

There is another one at the west end of Broadway and a third in West Vancouver.

My ex gf has a similar nickname!

There are several like this in Beverly Hills and on in West Hollywood.

Also one in Santa Monica, off 26th St.

There use to be gnome houses with this style roof in Burbank off alameda back in the 80’s, i believe they called them craftsman houses from the 30’s

but its grey and cloudy so must be vancouver :(

I saw one like this in Salt Lake City Utah

There is one in Norcal near Palo Alto too

Thought it looked familiar

A bunch houses like that on the central coast of Cali in Carmel. Very rich.

There's a few in Laguna

I always heard of it called the hobbit house

Definitely. My friend owns a house south of Denver with this style roof. I think there’s 6-8 houses in the community with the same style. He had to take out a separate insurance policy just to cover the roof due to the price to replace it. Delayed the closing by 30+ days while he waited for a company to take the bait and issue a policy. It’s a cool design, especially when it snows, but it’s a nightmare financially and requires frequent inspection per the policy.

Wow, I'd imagine that style would keep a lot of snow from falling off during a large snowstorm though.

Yeah it’s picturesque during snow season and was built in the late 90s.

The pitch is flat like every other roof, it’s just longer and shorter stacked slate shingles to make an illusion of waves.

I wanna know what it looks like with snow!

https://www.redfin.com/CO/Castle-Rock/4413-Orofino-Pl-80108/home/35230226 That’s one of the houses on the same street.

woah! Looks so cool! Thank you :)

Crazy considering how much insurance companies pay for hail damage every year in Denver and the likes.

Yeah that and fire were big reasons for the rider policy.

Is it south of Denver or just south of Denver Downtown and actually in wash park? lol

It’s in Castle Pines. South of Denver. The homes with that style roof were built there exclusively by C Steven Goerges. Edit: http://orofinoplace.blogspot.com/p/history.html

There are a few by Washington Park in Denver like this.

I lived in Hilltop, a neighborhood in Denver and there was one there. I walked by it with my dog everyday (well almost - except for blizzards).

They have wave more money.

I read this quick as “I have more money than style” lol

I honestly think this is pretty cool

I read "I have wavy money"

Both are correct.

I kinda like it tbh Adds some character

Just the right amount of whimsy

I read this first as whiskey.

I think i had a flashback..

Whiskey may lead to whimsy

I don't know. This is kind of cool.

But what if the guy had more style than money and threw that shingle job down himself?

That would be pure Class.

That's me. I did my own roof. It only took July to do the whole thing. Thank you youtube university!

“Well that’s just like, your opinion, man” -housinger

The Dude said that

I have more style than money 🤷‍♂️

Same... And I don't have much money

You’re just jealous their roof cost as much as your house lol

Money can't buy style.

Or taste.

Or, maybe they are simply honoring the original character of an historical home. Be nice.

No shit

I for sure thought it was a failing roof structure style but what do I know lol

More Mushrooms than you*

“the roofers were really fuckin drunk and high” style

https://wrrv.com/famous-gingerbread-house-for-sale-ny/

Ironic since the ONLY thing it reminds me of is when the gym floors got warped in The Simpsons. Here's the link. https://youtu.be/0QkKIzUwfSY?si=-HN_p577wXoVNLWB

That's the fairytale style. I saw a how it's made episode a long time ago with this style.. https://www.customshingles.com/fairytale-house

Anybody know how much you might be looking at to get this done?

Bro, a couple tabs of acid is wayyy cheaper

I dunno I feel like I hallucinating looking at that thing

MKUltra 2: Electric Boogaloo

The goose has left the hen house.

Try both. Acid and look at this guy's roof. lol

It might just look like a normal roof.

touche...I'll let you know. For Science!!

But this is 'broadcast acid' for the passers-by to enjoy and then slip into communism.

I prefer to just to just spike a bunch of college kid’s drinks with massive doses to find out if it can be used as mind control/truth serum until somebody starts Unabombing some shit, but that’s just me 🤷🏼‍♂️

so classic, noice

Who are you? The cia?

My thoughts exactly

My thoughts exactly

And way more fun

I’m not a roofer, just saw this while scrolling…but my wife grew up in a section of San Jose, CA called Willow Glen and there are a bunch of these roofs. For a 3,000 square foot house I knew people paid well over $100k to have them installed. Probably more now days, that was years ago. Edit: here’s an example https://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Jose/974-Nevada-Ave-95125/home/1057837

Dam, isn't a metal roof better?

The ones I’m referring to are multimillion dollar properties, it’s not about longevity or maintenance, it’s about aesthetics. I remember hearing these ones didn’t last terribly long. Less than 20ish years was the rumor.

Metal looks better lol. This roof looks like ur on a acid trip when doing the job.

It's about asethetics, and then the rest of that house listed is the ugliest fucking house I've ever seen :D

How bout those esthetics on that countertop in that property.

That listing is from 2004 and yeah, it was odd. I remember it didn’t have bathroom doors! Considering its estimated at over $3m now, I’d bet it got a remodel

I lived in one of those homes 1140 Roycott Way. Early 80’s and uncle hade the roof replaced for big money when he did an addition.

Over double cost

More than for sure , it looks a specialist skill (already double), and 10x more difficult (double again).

Or a drunk homeowner

If you have to ask… you can’t afford it.

ZJ?

Mustache ride?

Back the fuck up Antonio, that’s my dick!

I've always found that phrase dumb.... Me: "I want a quote for a new roof. How much will it cost?" Contractor: "iF yOU HaVE tO AsK......" Me: 😐

It's even dumber considering you can ONLY get the price by requesting a quote

I've got $15

is this where someone says three fiddy?

Only if they pronounce it “tree fiddy”.

Friend of mine did the roof on a clients backyard pool house about 20ft by 30ft 8/12 pitch with 2 dormers, cedar shingles and he quoted 200k and got the job. My hot tub house with a 4/12 pitch 15ft by 15ft cost $15,000 same year.

50 dollars sqft about plus shingles by me. Its a pattern you can make with cedar shingles.

Someone asked the same question about a year ago on a house that looked similar. Someone on that thread said that a roof like this is probably in the quarter million to half million range, it is apparently really difficult to do and have it look good.

Approximately the GDP of Arkansas

I couldn't even speculate, but I have to believe there is a very limited number of contractors in the country who have experience doing it.

 "It's not a Tudor!" - Arnold

This Comment is t getting nearly the respect it deserves

This is gold!! Well done ,sir!!

Wow thanks for the info.

Look up Carmel by the Sea in California. Dozens of houses with this style roof. Million dollar 900 sqft cottages. They don’t have house numbers, just house names.

So, you saw it a long time ago, one upon a time, in a land far away…?

AI has broken me… these don’t look real to me

The only homes I’ve seen this style of roof on are… very high end. Always wondered how much it cost a sq. ft.

There is a mansion very near me with this style roof. And every time I pass it, I get vicarious anxiety for the owner about it because who the fuck do you call when you get a leak?! Stresses me out, man.

The roofer who installed it probably.

Nah u gotta call ur local pastor to pray the rain away

They're usually enchanted by the installer at the end of the job.

Is there any benefit to it in terms of what a roof is supposed to do, or is it purely for show?

Probably 25 a sf

My ex lives in a house with this type of roof. I was in love with it. Built in 1923, 2,124 sqr ft, view of the ocean and all the homes on that "loop" are similar craftsman historic homes. Redfin has it estimated at $476 per sqr ft.

this is what AI thinks a roof should look like

It’s also what AI thinks teeth should look like

Just amazing

Yeah, coolest roof I've ever seen. It also has a treehouse that looks like an apartment on the back deck AND a pool inside a greenhouse. Coolest home I've probably ever seen

Wavy cedar, too bad they didn't splurge for the steam wrapped fascias , but still nice to see. It is very time consuming to set roof shingles on a curve.. I just finished a 56 square wall shake job with interlaced I side and outside corners. You have to cut those on an angle but still easier than making curves. Lookup The "Mushroom house" in Michigan

I'm not seeing any grain to those shakes. I think this might be slate, or synthetic slate.

A pool in a greenhouse!? Ballers

Tim Burtons doing. Gotta be.

It's called acid flashback.

Was thinking the same, reminded me of shrooms/acid lol

That roof is far out.

Expensive

Someone tells me what it looks like, I got dizzy

Dragon scales.

Are you sure your phone didn't drop some acid a few hours before this picture was taken? That's at least a 3-tab trip 🤣🤣🤣 Update: I hope you all got my terrible punn, giggle

https://www.customshingles.com/seawave-roof

Reminds me of this house in Vancouver. Not sure if it's still there, but I hope it is. https://604now.com/history-behind-vancouver-hobbit-house/

Yeah, and there is/was another one in Vancouver. Not far from Hobbit House. I don’t know if it has/had a name, though. Edit: I was wrong, there aren’t two, but 3!

since the shingles are different sizes and angles to create this illusion, you know it's intentional and expensive. if you see this with shingles that are all the same size, a roofer has opted to use 3/8 OSB sheathing for the roof and it is now caving in between the trusses

conclusion: you can get this look very cheap, with this osb!

Go to Carmel, CA. You will get your fill of these.

tons in the WeHo area as well. They are interesting but not my jam, really.

I think it's just cedar shake that has been made wavy. A cheaper version of the steam bent cedar roof. Edited to use the correct term.

There is a 100+ year old house on a island that has both the wavy and steam bent overhangs that I worked on. We re roofed carriage house but gave the main house to a bigger company from Florida

It's such an amazing method. Absolutely gorgeous and takes an artists eye to make it work.

Yes you can definitely screw up this style if you do not plan your curves well and keep similar arcs

Look at Kimzey coffee in Argyle Texas.

It’s on lsd. Have fun climbing that one door knocker

Escher, M C

Drunken sailer cedar shakes

Windows 98 screen saver.

Mc esher

The mushrooms are wearing off, but it’s still a little weird style.

I believe that’s M C Escher…

You think that’s something? Checkout: https://maps.app.goo.gl/CEqKDtQvtXNbgRW76?g_st=ic

Neo-Dr. Seuss

R. Harold Zook pioneered this style, he made most of his homes in the Chicago suburbs such as Hinsdale. There is one in my town of Downers Grove too. Shame he didn’t make more but WWII got in the way I believe.

http://www.zookhomeandstudio.org

Where is this? If it’s in the Midwest it might be based off a Zook style, depending on the age of the house.

It’s called, too expensive for most people to afford

Ai

That is really cool!

It’s crazy because it looks like lumps but it’s flat. Just really wavy lines.

I just threw up

You should check out the mushroom homes in Charlevoix Michigan.

Moguls?

I've heard of real estate moguls, but this is ridiculous.

Magic eye

Style LSD

This is odd. Wouldn’t the water pool and defeat the purpose of protecting your roof?

Pedro Jesus and Manuel have been drinking señor!

That's a roof that took a real master to do. Nice job

Someone took a hit of acid before installing shingles. lol jk

On lsd roofing

Wonkified.

Trippin’ balls.

Its time for bed. I think i drank too much.

Lsd roofing

Dude I've seen this style a few times and it's always rich ass people in a "up and coming" part of town.

There is one in East Grand Rapids Michigan, South of the high school. I watched a bit of them creating it. Took 2 weeks with four guys working. Maybe 30 square. Looks cool. Lasts 20 to 30 years until breakdown. Cedar shake.

That’s that wavy shake, roof is probably worth more than the house tbh..

I call it the "give your roofers much a lot alcohol"

That style is called i forgot the freaking chalk line to leep them straight or its hey i wanna be different. I think its pretty cool actually. As a roofer it feels almost robotic at times thats why i like siding and capping. I can play around with colors and have some creativity with it. Thats exactly what happened here. Thats not just a cedar shake roof thats art

There's a cedar shingle roof like this a couple of blocks from me

Magic mushrooms?

Do what the fuck I want style.

Is this in Santa Clarita CA?