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Standing seam copper roof

September 15, 2014 by Thomas Petrilli

This is a quick post of some pictures and a few words of a standing seam copper roof in Alexandria, VA [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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Standing Seam Copper Roof

September 10, 2010 by Thomas Petrilli

This is a covered porch on the rear of a house we completely re roofed a few years ago. The structure was built by Harry Braswell, Inc. and is designed to give the owner some covered outdoor space. [Read more…]

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How to make a custom copper roof vent

August 17, 2009 by Thomas Petrilli

I’ve had a bunch of people ask me how I made the copper vent in the last post. I had to make a smaller one for the the master bath steam shower; so I took pictures along the way. [Read more…]

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1800’s Old Town Alexandria Townhouse gets a new copper roof

August 10, 2009 by Thomas Petrilli

IMG_0488 This town house has been gutted from top to bottom by another contractor; when its finished it will be a brand new house inside of the old brick walls. Like many townhouses in Old Town Alexandria this one has been added on to  a few times over its 150 year life. [Read more…]

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