This Old House Copper Roof

8 5 inches tall 9 inches wide 7 5 inches deep.

This old house copper roof.

Unique cedar log birdhouse with slanted copper roof and copper base. Colors paint accents. This old house experts install a standing seam copper roof on a small addition. This old house experts install a standing seam copper roof on a small addition.

Its multihued verdigris color a sign of the natural patina that guards the underlying metal from deterioration lends a dramatic counterpoint to all the other attention grabbing features of this french eclectic style house. Roofing on this old house. Log in or sign up. Follow this old house online.

You could replace all the roofing with new shingles dark enough to disguise the staining or with shingles laced with copper granules which are lethal to algae. How to install a copper roof. Ask this old house general contractor tom silva compares the qualities of different types of roofing materials. But that would only make sense if the shingles were worn out.

I m building an addition to an early 1930s one story home with a hip roof. How to prevent ice dams. Testing drip edge installations on roofing. This old house homepage.

This old house general contractor tom silva shows how to super insulate an attic. Solar reflective roof shingles. The existing house has a metal tile roof with a stamped pattern. This is a modal window.

Courtesy future roof systems the oldest longest lasting and most expensive metal for roofs copper is easy to cut and shape. Thisoldhouse asktoh subscribe to this old h. Uncoated its bright gleaming shine quickly acquires a protective brown patina that can turn a soft blue green over time. This old house homepage.

What does this old house do in a situation like this. Skip to main content. Beginning of dialog window. Scalloped copper shingles follow the tight curves of this conical roof.

Fire resistant roofing and siding. Escape will cancel and close the window. This old house general contractor tom silva and host kevin o connor show you the proper way to install a copper roof in order to ensure stability resistance to the elements and beauty. Sources for old roofing products photo by courtesy of anr roofing.

House is made of cedar log tree already dead and roof and base are made from copper salvaged from old church in western north carolina. Copper manufacturers do recommend a roofing felt underlayment topped by rosin building paper to keep the saturated felt from bonding to the copper.