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Midway, UT (PRWEB) September 03, 2014

In the 1970's, the LDS Church studied which roofs would provide them with the best "life-cycle cost" and decided that concrete tile roofs was the best option. They incorporated a standard plan for meetinghouses nationwide that specified concrete roof tile which Terry Anderson assisted in designing and writing.

When the architectural specifications were finished Anderson recalls, "I thought it was the best tile roof spec in the industry."

The practice of specifying and installing concrete tile roofs continued until the mid 1990's and Anderson was a consultant on many of them. But, a system-wide roof warranty from tile manufacturers was not required on those projects (they warrant only product) and when roofs failed due to damage from sliding snow and ice, vandalism and original installations that did not follow architectural specifications, Church leadership switched over to asphalt shingles and other roofs that warranted the entire roof system.

In the last few years, there has been a new desire to offer other roof standards for Church meetinghouses including a system warranted concrete tile roof and Terry Anderson, who now owns TRA Snow and Sun, is once again advising the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on roofs of new meetinghouses.

Anderson is well known in the roofing industry for his expertise in concrete tile (i.e.: Bartile, Eagle Tile, Boral Tile) and for inventing the original Snow Bracket for tile. Anderson is best known for co-authoring the Concrete and Clay Tile Roof Design Criteria Manual for Cold and Snow Regions. He is a long-standing member of the TRI (Tile Roof Institute) and the Western States Roofing Contractors Association and also contributed to the content of the Moderate Climate Guide Concrete and Clay Tile Installation Manual for Moderate Climate Regions.

"I have always believed that tile roofs are the best choice if you want a good life-cycle cost, so I was frustrated the Church moved away from tile. As a general rule asphalt shingles on the churches have only been lasting about 17 years and then they have to be replaced. Most concrete tile lasts much longer than that if installed properly. I am happy to be helping the Church design new specifications and details and work with them to get a complete tile roof system with a system warranty."

The new LDS Church specification that Anderson is helping design is considered a "cold roof system." The new specification calls for a counter-batten system. This system allows air movement underneath the tile , which increases the life of the underlayment, cools the structure in the summer by allowing heat to escape, and keeping the roof an even temperature in the winter which reduces the risk of ice dams at the eave. Ultimately this will not just result in a longer life cycle for the roof, but also provide savings in energy.

Eagle Tile, of Southern California, and Bartile, of Centerville, Utah, are training installers whose certification they will stand behind, insuring that the on-site installers know exactly how to properly follow the church specifications. Both companies are currently working with the Church to provide warranties for not just their tile, but the entire roof system. This is possible due to detailed specifications, clearly drawn details, certified installers, inspections at key points in the construction process, and at completion, certification that the roof has been installed as specified.

Two roof projects in Utah with concrete tile roofs are being re-roofed using the new, improved concrete tile cold roof system. They are located in Midway and American Fork.

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WORK is well underway on a project at an Abergele hotel which is set to create 20 full and part time jobs. Darren Millar, Assembly member for Clwyd West, joined the directors from the Kinmel Manor Hotel for a tile laying ceremony for their new hydrotherapy pool on Tuesday. The new facility is part of a 1.2m refurbishment programme which is in progress at the hotel.

Work is expected to be completed at the end of this year and an official launch will take place in January.

The hotel - to be renamed the Kinmel - will boast a luxury spa with six treatment rooms, a gymnasium, sauna, steam room, hydrotherapy pool and a relaxation room.

Mr Millar said: The added advantage of a development of this scale is that it also brings additional employment in the area. This is welcome news as we continue to work towards economic recovery.

The new facilities at the Kinmel Manor will also inevitably attract new business, both corporate and private individuals, who will see first-hand the advantages of North Wales as both a business and leisure destination.

Tom Morpeth, hotel manager, added: The new spa facility and hotel upgrade will now give us the opportunity to enhance our reputation as a destination hotel of choice.

It is an exciting time in the history of The Kinmel Manor and the re-launch also includes the recruitment of additional personnel to support a package of products and services.

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Published Sep 3, 2014 at 3:13 pm (Updated Sep 3, 2014)

Price: $479,000 Acres: 2.39 Total square feet: 5,296 Year built: 1978 Listing agent: Donna Ruffino Office: Weichert Realtors Ruffino Real Estate, Milford Phone: 570-296-7570

This expanded cape has 5,000 square feet of living space and offers ultra privacy on 2.39 acres. It is magnificently landscaped with an in-ground swimming pool.

Besides four bedrooms and four baths, you will discover a bonus room that can be used as an office, den, or fifth bedroom. The master suite is on the first level and features French doors leading to a private sunroom. Another bedroom, on the second floor, can also be used as a master.

The custom kitchen with wood cabinetry and granite countertops overlooks a sunken great room with plenty of windows affording views of the gardens and pool area. Besides the eat-in kitchen, there is a formal dining room and a living room with a stone faced fireplace. Some unique architectural details include beamed wood ceilings, skylights, and chair rails.

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In addition to the private sunroom, you will find an enclosed screened Florida room and an outside covered front porch. You will also enjoy the large backyard deck, fenced-in yard, beautiful shrubbery, and stone walkways.

An outside storage building is on the property for convenience and a paved circular driveway leads to the two-car garage. This home also offers hardwood floors, a full basement and 6-zone heat and is close to shopping, schools and the interstate.

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DIXON Officials at Open Sesame Children's Learning Center in Dixon still are interested in moving into Lincoln Elementary School, but the State Fire Marshal says they must install a fire sprinkler system first.

The cost? About $200,000 to $250,000.

"This is still on the table, but we are less likely to move in," said Doug Lee, president of Open Sesame's board of directors. "That is a significant expense, and we don't have to the ability to pay for that at this time.

"We are still going through the process, but we have a setback. We will see where this takes us."

The district closed the school at 501 S. Lincoln at the end of last school year, to save money.

The nonprofit day care, based at 1101 Middle Road, rents space on the first floor of the building for its after-school and summer school programs. It has about 110 students in its K-4 after-school program at Lincoln; it serves about 200 students, ages 6 weeks to 12 years, all told, making it the biggest day care in the area, officials say.

If all its programs were to move into the building, a sprinkler system would be needed.

"The presence of the infants would require some additional fire safety measures," Lee said. "If we were to put students on either of the other two levels of the building, that would require the sprinkling."

The district was not so required.

"The school district is governed by the school code and Open Sesame is governed by the Department of Children and Family Services, and they have different requirements," Lee said.

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Texarkana, Texas, Assistant Fire Chief Chris Black has ordered Cinemark movie theatre closed until the sprinkler system in the building is repaired and in functioning order, a city official said.

The sprinkler system is suspected to have failed due to a leak in the underground water line behind the building, said Lisa Thompson, the city's public information officer.

The building was inspected on Wednesday afternoon and placed on fire watch as a precaution, she said.

About 9 a.m. Thursday, city officials surveyed the business again, discovered the scope of the issue was significant, and made a determination that the building was unsafe for the public, Thompson said.

The acting manager of Cinemark was notified of the closure. City officials continue to work with theatre management to reopen the theatre as quickly as possible without risking public safety.

Published: 09/04/2014

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HELLERTOWN, Pa. -

A handful of Hellertown residents questioned Hellertown Borough Council Tuesday evening on the removal of sheds and shrubbery in their backyards.

The residents approached council to express concern over recently being instructed they must remove sheds and shrubs on their property.

The homes are located along the Rails to Trail path.

Borough resident Richard Frankenfield said he found signs on his property on Front Street directing him to remove his shed and shrubs.

The residents also received a letter directing them to do the same, he said.

"We were told they [shed] would have to be moved within 60 days," he said. "We were very upset by this."

He also said inconsistencies exist between different properties. According to Frankenfield, newer property owners have been told their properties are fine.

Although Frankenfield's shed crosses over borough property, when he bought the property he was told extending past the line was fine.

"We keep getting different stories," he said. "We want to find out where this is going."

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Scientists on Thursday announced in a new report the discovery of a remarkably well-preserved Dreadnoughtus fossil in southern Patagonia. The creature weighed as much as any known land animal, and it wasn't even finished growing, researchers reported in the journal Scientific Reports.

The long-necked Dreadnoughtus behemoth would have measured 26 meters (85 feet) from nose to tail. Its sheer size dwarfs the Tyrannosaurus rex. At 60 tons, Dreadnoughtus weighed as much as seven of the famous beasts.

Heaviest land animal

Kenneth Lacovara of Drexel University in Philadelphia, who discovered the specimen in Argentina in 2005 and led its analysis and excavation effort, said it's the heaviest land animal for which a weight has been calculated with such a degree of accuracy.

The Dreadnoughtus was discovered alongside another, smaller specimen

"With a body the size of a house, the weight of a herd of elephants and a weaponized [nine-meter, muscled] tail, Dreadnoughtus would have feared nothing," Lacovara said.

The creature's old English name evoked memories of early 20th century European dreadnought battleships, "which were huge, thickly clad and virtually impervious," he added.

Dreadnoughtus' weight estimate was based off bones in its upper arm and thigh. The find contained 70 percent of the types of bone in the dinosaur's body and around 45 percent of its total skeleton; however no skull bones were recovered.

"It's by far the best example we have of any of the most giant creatures to ever walk the planet," said Lacovara.

In order to sustain its incredible size, Dreadnoughtus would have needed to eat great amounts of the plants growing in southern Argentina's temperate forests.

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