Fur Flies Over Felt
To the Editor:
I normally do not write letters to
the editor, but the debate over the
use of felt under a roof is one that
never goes away. I can't help but be
amused to see that the controversy is
still going on, as expressed in the On
the House column (5/93) and in the
letter to the editor "Felt Not
Needed" (7/93).
I can remember my first job out of
college working as an architectural
designer in a large lumber yard in
New Hampshire, talking and working
with old time Yankee carpenters and
builders. Half of them said always put
down felt and half said never. A few
years later I was