Step by Step 'How to' Tips
Here I have documented some of the copper work you may want to learn about.
I hope this will serve to whet your appetite for copper roofing-I personally find it quite enjoyable! This Spring 2010 I am planning to launch free, weekly teleseminars to give out general information concerning standing seam and flat seam copper roofing. My other goal is to collect feedback from you as to what interest level there is in these general areas of my craft and as well as in other more detailed applications such as:
♦Copper barrel roofs ♦Copper hip roofs ♦Copper bay & bow roof construction
♦Set-in copper window wells ♦Copper pole gutters for slate & copper roofs ♦Barrel copper dormers for Mansard roofs ♦Yankee gutters for Mansard roofs ♦Fabricating standing & flat seam roofs with traditional hand tools
♦Traditional flat copper soldered bay roof with built-in gutter♦The spectrum of soldering copper from iron prep, panel dipping to vertical joints Once I determine the interest level I can construct the mock ups needed and begin to plan actual workshops which will generate DVDs and /or downloadable files for sale on this site as well as affordablecopperroofing.com .
So until such a time that we can offer you much in the way of full blown Tele and Webinars...please enjoy these collections!
A.W.Vizzi
2/20/2010Bay Roof Standing Seam Roof Assembly
These complete bay window copper roof assemblies allow for fast and easy installation of these elegant roofs by mechanics with general construction skills only. This assembly was designed to produce a reliable, waterproof seal into an existing masonry brick wall. Kaiser Construction generaled the overall project in Delaware. The sweep or flared pitch of the roof adds a period touch to the work. These copper roof assemblies can be made to your specs and shipped to your shop or job site. Contact us for details!
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Arched Barrel Sheet Metal Roof
These two flatseamed barrel roofs over arched structures differ in that one is flashed into a masonry wall and the other into a sloping, intersecting shingle roof. The use of horizontal flat locking seams is a relatively easy way to cover a small barrel roof like those represented here. Basic hand tools and sheet metal skills can bring good results. The seams at the top of the barrel only will need to be soldered or could be sealed without the use of solder. Refer to a good manuel on copper roofing for this type of sealing. The alternative method to covering a barrel roof, and the look most prefer is to have us run off radial standing seam panels. These are available from SCR and ACR and price out the same as tapered standing seam panels.
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Flat Seamed and Soldered Deck
This flat seamed and soldered roof answers two sets of criteria. It is both a zero pitch roof, with all the waterproofing problems that entails, and a durable flooring surface. Our design details allow it to perform on both counts!
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Standing Seam Hip, Formed in Place
Here we show the formation of a hip on a standing seamed roof, in place. The material is 16 oz. cold rolled copper, but this operation can be done in any sheet metal material. The seams and here the hips are double locked, meaning that they are folded over twice, for greater stability. This one story guest house has gutters built into the eaves, so the standing seam roof attaches directly onto the gutter,which is itself flatseamed with soldered joints.
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Sweep Entrance Roof Installation
This entrance roof was designed to quickly mount directly to a brick wall. Basically it is a bay roof suitible for installation over a bay window except it has mounting rafters underneath to accomadate the bead board soffit.
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Built in Copper Gutter
Showing the construction of a copper rain gutter built into the eaves and directly attached to a standing seamed main roof. Because the pitch of this gutter is very low, strong flows can result in water that is virtually standing. This gutter depends on sound, strong solder joints to keep it waterproof.
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Flatseamed and Soldered Bay Roof
This flat seamed copper bay roof features its own built in gutter and outlet. A new deck was installed which furnishes the stops for this small but effective rain carrying system.
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Bibbing Replacement Slate
When face nails are used to secure slate, they need to be flashed off. To insure that a replacement slate remains securely in place throughout the life of the roof, we employ a 16 oz. copper bib to hold the nail in place. You will of course remove all broken slates first using your Stortz slate ripper-there is none better! Here is how.
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Standing Seam Shed Dormer Roof
This copper shed dormer roof is backflashed into slate and makes a transition of roof pitch as it intersects with the main roof. Here we demonstrate how a standing seam roof can be soldered to flashing for a clean, waterproof transition.
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Sheet Metal Lined Pole Gutter, In Slate
A pole gutter is a sheet metal lined gutter built into the roof just above the eaves. In the example shown here, the gutter deflects runoff from a roof face onto a lower roof face where it can be collected in a conventional box gutter. Here, the gutter is installed as we lay up Pennsylvania black roofing slate.
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Standing Seam Hip Roof, Vent Pipe
Made out of preformed 16 oz. copper pans, the standing seams shown here are double locked, preventing any movement within the seam. This makes a very stable and long lasting roof. The hips are formed in place, an operation requiring some copper working skills. Click on the images below to see how. We also show how do a waterproof installation around a plumbing vent pipe.Most all the tools you'll need for this job will be availible here this Summer 2010 but for now please go to John Stortz & Son, Inc.
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