What Plainfield weather does to shingles
The mill villages sit in the river valley, low and humid, with houses close together that shade each other and hold moisture on north slopes where moss takes hold. Snow is heavy in eastern Connecticut and sits on cold roofs, melting into old gutters and refreezing at the eaves of houses with uninsulated attics. The farmland and higher ground around the villages are open to wind that lifts tabs and strips ridge caps on exposed slopes. Mature trees on the older streets drop limbs in storms and fill valleys with leaves. Freeze and thaw through late winter pries at every flashing seam and exposed nail.
