Date:         Thu, 16 Jun 2005 09:19:11 -0800
Reply-To:     Mark Tuovinen <mst@AK.NET>
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From:         Mark Tuovinen <mst@AK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Seeking "Ice Guard"
Comments: To: Michael Elliott <j.michael.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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Mike,

If you can't find any closer I could get some, we should have plenty here as it is required on all new or replacement roofs in Anchorage.  Hopefully someone closer has access as it will cost more to ship from Alaska than other places in the U.S.

Mark in AK

----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Elliott <j.michael.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Date: Thursday, June 16, 2005 8:39 am
Subject: Seeking "Ice Guard"

> "Ice Guard" is a flexible sticky-back insulating roofing material with
> foil on one side.  Several folks have suggested using it as an
> inexpensive sound-damping material. Good for inside door panels
> and such.
>
> The stuff is primarily designed for cold climates with high snow
> and ice
> accumulations. That would not be here where temperatures seldom drop
> below 45F, and snow is only the stuff of movies and Christmas cards.
> Which is why none of the roofing supply houses carry it. My minimum
> order from them would be a roll that would cover 100 square feet.
> Theirminimum order would be a truckload, just to get that one
> roll. They are
> not enthusiastic.
>
> If anyone online has e-z access to this stuff, and would not mind
> shipping some to me, I would be happy to pay for it. I reckon that I
> would not use more than 20 square feet.
>
> --
>
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> Carlsbad, CA
> KG6RCR
>