Metal & Copper Roofing Blog
Topics: best roof for high winds, copper roof
If this isn’t my favorite job of all time, it’s certainly one of the finalists. The owner needed to replace a tile roof that had multiple issues and wanted to upgrade the roof at the same time. He and his architect decided that a copper roof would be a suitable solution, but they wanted to keep a tile profile, and so they decided to use our MRN CF Tile in solid copper. They not only wanted the very unique appearance of our copper tiles, but its concealed fastener feature made it a perfect solution. However, there were other issues that needed solving:
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I’m regularly asked about our pre-aged copper roof products, and it's usually someone requesting a particular shade of green or turquoise after viewing a roofing photo they’ve discovered on our website. They tend to ask whehter you can you fake the patina on a copper roof.
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Our copper roof systems can be surpisingly multi-functional. In fact, they can be just as handsome, unusual and weather-tight as wall cladding as they are on the roof. More and more clients are asking about using our interesting metal roof systems for both exterior and interior walls, and the fact is they are perfectly suited to such a use.
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For the second year in a row, MRN has a featured project on the Copper Development Association siten following the 2013 North American Copper in Architecture Awards! We're thrilled to have supplied copper roofing for such fabulous projects. Last year, our copper diamond shingles on a spectacular home in Atherton, California, earned a nomination as a featured project and today, you'll find that particular project as a staff pick on the copper.org site. This year, our copper diamonds again won a spot, this time for a custom tea house in Boston, Mass.
Topics: copper roof, copper roofing, copper diamond shingles
We were contacted by an architect whose client was inspired by a metal roof they had discovered in Japan. The copper roof they wanted to emulate on their own home was a very simple design with large, regular rectangles in a very low-profile design displaying very little relief.
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Here's another post in a recent series about copper roofing. If you've been following along, you're well aware by now that copper roofing is not an inexpensive investment. Consider the following before you make your purchasing decision to avoid throwing money away on that beautiful new roof.
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Another recent reader question: "Is it possible to use a copper roof for rainwater harvesting for potable water?"
Topics: copper roof, green roofs