If you’re thinking of upgrading your home or building with a new copper roof, you may be pleased to know that there is yet one more good reason to go ahead with the plan. In addition to being beautiful, permanent, and ecologically responsible, you can now add disease prevention as an attribute of copper roofs! It’s been known for centuries that copper has anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties; in fact, it’s not uncommon to see a strip of copper installed across the length of ridge cap on roofs in some areas for the purpose of controlling algae growth on a roof. Now there are a number of studies attempting to quantify the usefulness of copper for a variety of infection deterrent applications. Makes you wonder if a copper roof isn’t the ideal way of preventing nasty bugs from bird droppings on a roof from finding their way into our gardens.
I had one client mention to me that he was considering a copper roof but thought the neighbors might think it a bit ostentatious. Now he can claim that he did it to make his garden a safer place for his grandchildren! Read an article on the subject – and make plans for that copper roof now! You can see all our beautiful profiles in this amazing material here.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Solid Copper Roof TIles in California, Nevada and Hawaii
Some of the beautiful copper tiles we've supplied for homes in Nevada, California and Hawaii. Like what you see? Visit our site for more!
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Diamond Roofing Shingles in Copper and Natural Steel
Our distinctive diamond shingles are available in natural steel, solid copper and a few other special materials. Get the scoop here.
Copper Roof Diamond Shingles - California and Nevada
Our beautiful custom diamond roofing shingles in elegant copper. Wow! Check out this incredible profile in other materials too.
Copper Roofing Portfolio
A few of our favorite copper roofs to follow, organized for your viewing pleasure.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Gorgeous Copper and Steel Mansard Roof in Reno, NV
This was a very interesting re-roofing project in which to be involved. The original black-painted wood shingles on this mansard were past their useful lifespan, plus the house was on the edge of a ravine so fire was always a concern. The owners wanted to do something permanent and distinctive with the mansard because it's an extremely prominent architectural element. They chose to have us fabricate new standing seam panels and supply the elegant Harlequin Diamond Roof Shingle in solid copper for the mansard over the front door. We also designed and fabricated the custom copper gutter system for the same area.
The steel standing seam roof panels had to be custom color-matched to the pre-fabricated metal roof edge detail of the new flat roof portion of the project. We were able to manufacture an exact color-matching finish for the new steel roof panels with a full 40-year fade warranty – even for the very dark color required by the owner.
To make for a truly unique and impressive statement, the owners selected a copper roof for the section over their entry – and not just any copper roof. We were able to supply our unique Harlequin Diamond Roof Shingle in solid copper - and in a pattern that echoed the diamond pattern in the beveled glass for the front windows. An unusual roof configuration for the area was made even more special and outstanding with the new copper roof shingles contrasting the dark metal roof panels for the remainder of the mansard.
To finish off the project, we designed a custom gutter system that completely covered the fascia board beneath the copper roof area of the mansard. Using an off-the-shelf gutter system would have made for a rather clumsy-looking assembly, so a custom configuration was decided upon and the result finished off the entire project beautifully.
The result? This distinctive home is now topped with a distinctive metal roof system that will undoubtedly last as long as this home is standing – and provide a beautiful, elegant architectural statement the entire time.
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