An ice dam is a ridge of ice that forms at the edge of a roof and prevents melting snow (water) from draining off the roof. The water that backs…
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Why keeping snow on the roof is better than melting it off
A lot of our clients inquire about heat tape. Here are some of our thoughts to that regard: Melting off the snow and ice of the roof is never our…
For our clients in extremely corrosive / polluted /salient environments, duplex stainless steel is the correct choice for roof and wall. Duplex is a special grade or “recipe” of stainless…
Is water runoff from copper roofs and copper clad buildings toxic to the environment?
Spoiler alert: it isn’t. But so you don’t have to take our word for that, the most accurate, accessible source of information on runoff from copper in architecture in the…
Terne for all styles and applications
Pictured above is the Bank of America Stadium, home to the Carolina Panthers. Throughout the envelope’s structure, you can find over 30,000 square feet of terne cladding material. Though the…
Terne, like copper and zinc will weather over time. To what extent and how quickly are determined by the application and the environment in which the building is located. Restoration…
Copper Onion Domes for St. Elias Church
Brampton, ON got even more beautiful after after a copper shingle roof gleaming with diamonds crested the onion domes of the St. Elias church. After a fire in 2014 took…
We add our names to the list of millions heartbroken over the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. It is an enormous loss on many levels and we are…
The difference between chromium oxide and titanium nitride finishes in building envelope applications
Considered by most everyone to be the most eye-catching finishes we provide for our metal wall and roof products are chromium oxide or titanium nitride. They can get confused because…
The procedure Electrochemical process: a computer-controlled electrochemical process; no color or pigments – coat of lacquer or any other coating as well – are applied, the transparent chromium oxide layer…