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New metal roof for a front porch

September 9, 2013 by Thomas Petrilli

We finished this last week. You can read about the material here: https://www.lyonscontracting.com/roof-repair-roof-learning-center/the-last-tin-roof/

The existing roof was an old flat seam tin metal roof that had rusted through in a few spots- there was really no saving it. Since the material is no longer being manufactured my client was looking at other options but wasn’t finding anything that would match the upper roof. [Read more…]

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Curved standing seam copper roofing

July 30, 2013 by Thomas Petrilli

These standing seam copper accent roofs were completed last week. To start the job I made a pattern of the curve or radius of the roofs and drew that same curve on my shop floor. I made up the panels on an ingenious tool called a shrinker, the shrinker gathers the metal in the upstanding panel seams and causes the panel to curve. Working slowly I develop a curve in the standing seam panels to match the line on the shop floor. [Read more…]

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Standing seam copper roof in Alexandria, VA

July 30, 2013 by Thomas Petrilli

Last month we installed a new standing seam copper roof in Alexandria, VA. This is an addition to the rear of an existing house; which sadly means that once again all my beautiful work is seen by no one except the owner. The low slope roof above it is Firestone TPO in gray; since the low slope roof was built flat we added a slight slope using tapered insulation which will drain the water off. [Read more…]

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Traditional standing seam copper roofing

March 7, 2013 by Thomas Petrilli

We installed this new standing seam copper roof on a house in Old Town Alexandria in November. The house was built around 1743  and at one point in it’s life had a metal roof; while getting a permit for the roof replacement I had to do a little research to find what type of material would be architecturally appropriate for the house. I found a permit from 1920, it was permit # 160 and in loopy script writing it mentioned a new metal roof and a total project cost of $75.00; the roofers name was John. W. Padgett. Mr. Padgett would have a heart attack if he saw what the new roof was going cost. [Read more…]

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The Last Tin Roof- metal roofing in Northern Virginia

May 2, 2012 by Thomas Petrilli

All over the historic areas of Northern Virginia roofs of houses, state buildings and even barns have been protected by what we’ve come to know as the tin roof. [Read more…]

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