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The Masonry Interface: Saddle Crickets, Reglet Counter-Flashings, and Capillary Decoupling on Steep-Slope Shingle Roofs

• September 30, 2026
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Across colonial hill-station bungalows in Munnar and Kodaikanal, heritage tea plantation estates in Wayanad, and luxury rustic villas across South India, traditional wood-burning fireplaces and massive masonry chimneys remain signature architectural centerpieces. Built from dense granite blocks, wire-cut clay bricks, or reinforced cement concrete, an exterior chimney cuts directly through the continuous sloped roof plane. …