Residential House With Copper Roof

Unique cedar log birdhouse with slanted copper roof and copper base.

Residential house with copper roof. Regardless of the shape of the copper pieces the slope or complexity of your roof and even your location that range is what you ought to expect to pay. Copper is a perfect material choice for roofing in both historic and modern homes. A properly installed metal roof typically will last as long as the house with an expected lifespan of 40 to 70 years and often a 30 to 50 year manufacturer s warranty to boot. In this guide we ll cover the following most common roofing options.

Sm rib galvalume steel 29 gauge roof siding panel in white. Out of stock online. You can expect to pay 16 30 per sq. If properly installed a copper roof can last centuries the old church in philadelphia still has its copper roof from 1742 and it adds timeless elegance to any property.

Asphalt shingles wood shingles and shakes metal roofing concrete clay and fiber cement tiles natural and. Sm rib galvalume steel 29 gauge roof siding panel. One of the primary functions of the roof is to keep the house safe from the elements and no other roof can match the safety offered by copper. As a result problems start showing up two to five years after the roof has had time to expand and contract enough to start busting the weak solder joints apart.

When crafting a copper roof there is no rushing through it. By gibraltar building products 28 48 piece. Being a premium roofing material a copper roof comes with a premium price tag. Sm rib galvalume steel 29 gauge roof siding panel in white.

A copper roof is ideal in areas with high winds heavy snow storms and frequent rains as it successfully stands up to all these elements. By gibraltar building products 52 40 piece. This comprehensive guide to roofing materials is all the research you ll need to evaluate the top choices for residential re roofing and new construction projects in 2020 what to expect. To install a copper roof depending on the projects size roof style details and other variables.

8 5 inches tall 9 inches wide 7 5 inches deep. Out of stock online. An average sized copper roof will cost between 30 000 to 60 000 or even more to install. Copper is used often on historic buildings church steeples cupolas and the like.

House is made of cedar log tree already dead and roof and base are made from copper salvaged from old church in western north carolina.