Copper Chimney Cap

Here are some pictures of a custom chimney cap we designed, built in our shop and installed. The frame and all parts are solid copper. This is a good example of one of the many ways sheet copper can be formed to almost any shape.

Shingle Siding

This home is an example of an architectural style known as "shingle style". It is common in the northeast and in coastal areas from Maine to Florida. As well as the shingle siding, these homes usually have steep, gabled roofs of varying heights and simple, clean trim details.

This particular project was done with Shakertown shingle panels, which are made of individual shingles laminated to a plywood backer. This system allows much quicker installation than installing individual shingles one at a time. Extra care was taken to insure that the shingles lined up all the way around the house.

Click here for a brief history of the shingle style.

Click here to visit the manufacturer's website for the product used on this project.

Repairing a leaking "cricket"

Can you spot the problem with this roof? If you look close, you can see there is a large area of roof that slopes toward the brick corner that protrudes through the roof in the circled area. As you can see in the picture below this dam created by the brick was a poorly thought out design:





Unfortunately, this is a situation we run into all too often on homes that are only several years old. In this case, the leak caused by this problem had been ongoing for close to two years, despite numerous attempts at repairs by the original and several other roofers.




The Solution:

We removed the shingles in the transition area, and then framed the gable soffit all the way down to the roof. This created a V-shaped cricket which will collect all the water from the valleys above and direct it away from the brick wall.






We then covered the cricket area with a two-
layer self adhesive roll roofing material, and replaced the shingles on all sides. Finally, we replaced the aluminum soffit material, and sealed the corner off completely.







The finished repair looks great and will work 100% better. No more leaks!