I've long since ignored the manufacturer's claims about cedar roof lifespans because I've been a first person witness to what actually occurs here in Minnesota over the arc of time.
With these systems, condensate leaks can lead to a big mess, but it's nothing compared to a condensate leak that occurs at an air conditioner in an attic, or really any place that has finished space below.
The story began in the late 1920s when Alice and Frank Tisdale built a new home in a then-rural setting in St. Louis Park, just west of the Minikahda Club and east of Bass Lake.