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I agree with Maxum on this. Particularly on the islands, a lot of the construction work in the 50's, 60's and 70's was done by the original owners. Some had good knowledge and skills, others were less qualified. Code enforcement didn't really exist on the islands much before the mid 1980's. We looked at some gems before finding our lot and building new. That being said, if the place has survived 50+ years, chances are it's had this much snow on the roof before.