F-Wave Hand-Split Shake Roof in Neavitt, MD

The job

Neavitt is in Talbot County, down the road from Bozman. The building is a detached garage that is being turned into a guest house. We finished the roof in November 2026.

The roof is about 9 squares, which is about 900 square feet. The pitch runs between 10/12 and 11/12, so it is a steep roof. We tore off the old roof, put down a new deck, and used new framing lumber at the eaves.

The shingle: F-Wave REVIA Hand-Split Shake in Castlewood Brown

REVIA Hand-Split Shake is a synthetic shingle made to look like wood shake. F-Wave makes it in three colors: Castlewood Brown, Mountain Cedar and Lakeshore Gray. This roof is Castlewood Brown, with matching Hand-Split Shake hip and ridge cap.

F-Wave describes REVIA as a single-piece shingle made from a commercial-grade polymer, with no asphalt and no granules. F-Wave lists it as Class A fire rated and 150-mph wind rated, with a 130-mph wind warranty and a Class 4 hail warranty. F-Wave backs it with its 50-Year WeatherForce Advantage Warranty, which covers wind damage, hail, algae and color fading. Those ratings and warranty terms are F-Wave's. Our F-Wave synthetic shingle page has the cost and the pros and cons.

The insulated roof deck

The new roof deck is fully insulated. The plan called for factory-made insulated roof panels. The manufacturer's lead time was too long for the owner's schedule, so we built the insulated panels ourselves and kept the job moving.

Copper drip edge, flashing and cupola

The drip edge is 16-ounce copper. The step flashing is copper too. A cupola with a copper roof sits on the ridge. We used stainless steel ring-shank nails.