Farm Name Written On Roof

Farm Name Written On Roof BUILDINGS New Techniques 3-4-21 "It's a real conversation piece. Pilots flying in this area use it as a landmark," says Kenneth Otta, Wooreaqua, Ill., who used colored shingles to spell out his name when reroofing his corn crib. Several years ago, while recuperating from open heart surgery, Kenneth worked out the procedure for shingling his last name onto the roof. When he'd recuperated, he and his son used the blueprints to complete the job. Each letter of the "Otta" name spelled out on the roof measures 8 ft. by 10 ft, The farm has been in the Otta name for 125 years. To make the name visible from a long distance kenneth used white shingles for the background and green shingles for the letters themselves.

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