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Posted by Ermalina on July 18, 2007, 1:18 am
cabalist wrote:
>
> My wife and I just got back from Switzerland and are looking for a
> product we saw in the mountains. I have seen these in several places
> but the pictures we took of the house with these clips was in
> Apenzell, specifically near Wassauren and Ebenalp.
>
> What we are looking for are shingles for a house. They are hard,
> plastic-like (or maybe a synthetic substance) shingles for the outside
> or a house or hut. They are for vertical surfaces like walls (they
> may work on a roof as well but that is not how I saw them). The color
> I saw was sort of an off-white almost green gray yellowy. They are
> held in place by a metal clip that hooks underneath the shingle and
> runs up behind it.
>
> I have posted a photo of the shingles from the Ebenalp cablecar
> station which uses them on Flickr:
>
> Photo of Shingle on Flickr:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1046/800890776_b0a31ab086_b.jpg
>
> We appreciate any help at all in finding out what they are made of,
> who makes them (or shingles like them), and whether we can buy/import
> them in the states or whether we will have to order them in
> Switzerland and ship (ugh!) them back to the states.
>
> Thanks in advance--so much!
>
> Richard
Maybe something like Hardishingle?
Here are a couple of links:
http://www.jameshardiesidingcenter.com/p_hardishingle.shtml
http://www.tcsidingprofessionals.com/images.html
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