Repair Copper Roof

Preserving the coppery shine.

Repair copper roof.

Copper roofs installed today boast over 75 of recycled content making copper one of the most recyclable materials in the construction industry. We also install metal asphalt copper other roofing types provide expert roof repair cleaning coloring treating. Call for the best tile copper roofing work in the seattle area. Tile pro is the leader in residential commercial copper and tile roofing installation repair in king south snohomish counties.

Take a small piece of your roof with you when you go to purchase repair materials as this can help you to get a good color match. After the installation copper will begin to evolve going from a bright shiny color to different stages of bronze subtle hues of green before reaching its final and very familiar variegated green color. Copper roof life expectency repair. Copper exceeds all possible expectations.

Our experience includes installing the zinc roofing panels at the american institute for architects headquarters in raleigh nc fabricating and installing the copper on the dome and roof of the holy name of jesus cathedral in raleigh nc and carefully constructing a unique lead coated copper wall and roof for duke university s perkins library. The material itself usually ranges from 9 to 20 per square foot labor and equipment for the job adds between 5 and 10 per square foot. If you want to retain the freshly revealed copper shine spray or roll paint the entire roof with a clear lacquer or a clear polyurethane coating. Depending on where the roof is located the process could take as long as 30 35 years.

Metal sheet and asphalt see recommended reading. Recommended repair methods for copper roofs are described by ashurst and ashurst and in the defence estates publication roofs. Cost of copper roofing. The worst kind of copper roofing repair is one where the metal pieces don t match.

In most roof coverings the sheets are held together through the use of welted joints. Tile roofs made of clay slate or concrete need repairs when cracked. Buff the roof with a clean soft flannel cloth to bring up the shine. Being a premium roofing material a copper roof comes with a premium price tag.

Contact the best roofers near you to inspect repair or replace your roof. The cost of installing a copper roof on an average sized home of 2 000 square feet is about 42 000 pricier projects run about 53 000 while cheaper ones are approximately 30 000 most pay 14 and 25 per square foot. A metal roof may need to be replaced when it grows rusty and begins leaking. Copper roofing dates back to medieval times but the first discovery of naturally pure copper can be traced to around 8000 b c.

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