Copper

Just like all artists, we have our preferred “paints and brushes” so to speak and reach for our favorites time and again. We don’t ever grab the lead coated copper,…

As the worldwide major manufacturer and supplier of traditional metal roofing and metal wall cladding materials and historical restoration services, our foremost goal is the historically correct reproduction or restoration…

Let’s Count the Ways!  From before they are installed until after they are replaced, metal roofs offer several sustainability benefits:  Before InstallationEco-friendly, metal roofing panels are made from 30 – 60%…

Quite some time ago, we wrote about how, in Germany in particular, slates for roofs have historically never been installed horizontally, even though they are crafted with horizontal details and…

Our client wanted an exceptionally beautiful solution to highlight a large dormer. He selected a custom green patina that we applied in-house for his diamond shaped copper shingles. We went…

This gorgeous copper roof in Minnesota went up this summer taking two months for complete installation. It is made from 2,000 size 16, 72 degree diamond shingles in pure,16 ounce…

Tricky architectural details abound on this project in Canada using our shingles and accessories. If you have a turret or dome or a hybrid like this with details and dormers,…

We had the privilege of engineering and manufacturing the materials and assisting with the design for the beautiful dome cresting the Jewish Museum of Florida. We also reengineered, reinforced and…

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…

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…