Roofing Materials
Copper Roofing
Copper outlasts the mortgage, the owner and usually the building, and it turns from bright penny to green over about twenty years of Iowa weather.
What It Is
The oldest metal roofing material still in use. It work hardens, solders rather than seals, and forms its own protective patina instead of corroding through.
Where It Wins
- A century of service is normal
- Needs no coating and no maintenance
- The patina is genuinely beautiful and cannot be faked
Where It Does Not
- The most expensive common roofing material there is
- Runoff stains stone and concrete below it green
- Very few crews can solder a copper roof properly anymore
In the Quad Cities
Usually seen here on bay roofs, porch roofs, turrets and valley metal on the historic houses rather than a whole roof. A copper bay on a restored Victorian is money well spent.
Colors
New CopperAged Verdigris
Ask for a Sample Board
Colors on a screen are close. Colors outdoors against your siding are the real answer, and we will bring one.