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Kevin O’Connor and Tom Silva raised the roof on the new front porch of the Arlington house. Today they meet up with Bob Green, whose team is installing a copper roof on the porch
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The curved roof rafters on the front porch have been sheathed with bendable plywood and then covered with a self-sealing membrane and rosin paper. Tom Silva and Kevin O’Connor meet roofer Bob Green as he is installing the standing seam copper. The panels are formed on site and the two seams are bent together and locked down with concealed copper clips that are nailed to the roof. Pliers are used to lock each seam and then an electric roller locks the two seams together. The two overlapping joints make a nice tight seal.
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@mikebelcher5111 3 года назад

Copper is such a beautiful roof, and like he said long lasting. And get prettier with time just very pricey, in some areas you'd have to have a 24 hour guard to stop someone scrapping it. Lol

@johnenright4969 3 года назад

I piped in a maintenance facility in Roxbury using copper pipe Monday morning I went to do the final tie in and they had broken in during the weekend and stole every inch! Boss wasn't happy!

@pilotguy1141 3 года назад

Copper roofs are so classy they look fantastic

@skiingslasher1991 3 года назад

Nice video!!! Even showed it completed! Keep it up

@anthonye.4999 3 года назад

That copper roof is a scrappers dream score.

@SteveVi0lence 3 года назад

Now this is quality content. Do more videos like this please

@hudsonriverlee 3 года назад

This process is Sic! I loved the education! Well done gang!

@razony 3 года назад

Love the Copper. Copper is my Gold! 🍀

@andrewc6385 3 года назад

Great work Bob. Very neat. 👍

@craigkeller 3 года назад

Beautiful!

@phandeng7284 3 года назад

I haven't seen the porch roof using the copper, it is good to see and learn about that. Thx

@lissetsanz9940 3 года назад

Ingenious job

@raihanlegant5573 Год назад

Nice Roof

@zachmiller1997 3 года назад

1k like and my favorite tv show when i was younger now on youtube which is awesome and amazing and i love it

@robcamaj3919 3 года назад

Build a copper roof in Detroit, watch how quick you’ll have to “replace” it

@stlkngyomom 3 года назад

Smart move,but smartertest move still would be to invest in Florida's waterfront real estate(like I did). I'll be a billionaire in 20-30 years.

@AR-cp5dz 3 года назад

@@brianglade848 Sure it will. You'd think banks and insurance companies would want nothing to do with ocean front real estate then, but they have no problem with it.

@petenrita 3 года назад

@@brianglade848 lol

@samwang4854 2 года назад

Very nice! To be No. 1

@thecopperslateco.353 3 года назад

The real challenge is curving the copper panels without cutting the seam. The less soldering you can do (seam, hip and head flashing) the more the expansion and contraction will be absorbed and the longer the installation will last. Other than the small points, the roof looks great and will be a focal point for years to come.

@bosse641 3 года назад

Nice roof indeed.

@bobcalder724 3 года назад

wow !

@tullgutten 3 года назад

Yeah, no one thinks about copper as waterproof. LOL What!? How about all the copper pipes in houses 🤣

@arthurr8670 3 года назад

Then copper pots, and copper radiators which even hold water in under pressure. I'm sure there is even more copper items that we just don't see anymore.

@SeanBZA 3 года назад

@@arthurr8670 Water heaters used to have copper inner vessels, and even the full pressure ones were all copper with hard brazed joins to hold the pressure. Steam piping was often copper as well, along with a lot of gas pipes.

@heroknaderi 3 года назад

Interesting

@paul1983190 3 года назад

how to stop copper roof from being stolen. Steep roof and wax it.

@JoseHernandez-tc1kl 3 года назад

That sounds good but how expensive is it?

@armandawani 3 года назад

Bob the builder

@campbellrocksagain 3 года назад

Nice

@toolcastellanos 2 года назад

this is a JOOOOKE... come to sweden sonwe can show you how to get this done... they show here how not to do it

@adamfrbs9259 5 месяцев назад

I'd like a roof to make tweakers drool...... "We got you, say no more" lol

@interstellarsurfer 3 года назад

"You don't normally think of copper as being waterproof..." - Kevin 🙄

@godbluffvdgg 3 года назад

Yeah, he's a jabroni!

@sgtcrab2569 3 года назад

This is about a 300 year roof.

@JT-lq4yd 3 года назад

Roofers hate metal roofs! In all seriousness, when a roofer rep stopped by showing samples of roofing shingles I inquired about metal roof's life expectancy, and he said that insurance companies did not approve for replacement for hail damage(dings).

@interstellarsurfer 3 года назад

@@JT-lq4yd Who cares about dings? Guy just wants to sell you a new roof every 2-5 years, if you live in an area where hail is a regular issue, as it is here.

@JT-lq4yd 3 года назад

@@interstellarsurfer He cared and was looking out for me. Of course not, he was only interested in his commission and having repeat customers. I don't care about dings on my roof as long as there are no leaks, the house is nothing special anyway, a historic house for example.

@unploog 3 года назад

Seems like something that'll be gone in the morning.

@jomangeee9180 3 года назад

lmaol

@ec1793 2 года назад

Nice work but soldering will break there is way to lock all seams roof to wall and on the ridge to

@copperworks 3 года назад

Roof was done wrong on the curve. You don’t cut and solder it you use a metal shrinker on the seam to make the panel fit the roof!

@lucky1206 3 года назад

That's funny the guy has to put his name on his roller so nobody takes it like a kid puts his name on a lunch bag😂😂

@SteveVi0lence 3 года назад

Good tools are expensive

@loejets 3 года назад

When you see that the tool is £2,000, maybe it’s not that funny

@lucky1206 3 года назад

@@loejets maybe unless you have a way to track it because a name written with a marker can be erased but being able to track it can not if it we're to be stolen. We live in the 21st Century so don't tell me there is a way to track items of value

@jomangeee9180 3 года назад

well he works with copper! he seen it all

@shinybaldy 3 года назад

That’s a beautiful roof. Where is it located? 😈

@PurrsMom 3 года назад

@@brianglade848 🤣🤣

@brianwaloweek6770 7 месяцев назад

Is Bob Green related to Paul?

@rawbacon 3 года назад

Copper is nice material but way to expensive.

@jamesmcnaughton5092 3 года назад

I would rather pay more to drive up to my house and see that every day than your average looking asphalt shingles

@pedrodperete 3 года назад

Imagine getting home and your roof and downspouts are missing

@julianreverse 3 года назад

Must be a USA only problem ...

@interstellarsurfer 3 года назад

@@julianreverse It is. There's no hard job some people won't do...for meth. 😂

@pedrodperete 3 года назад

Interstellarsurfer that’s funny and very true

@Engineer9736 3 года назад

@@julianreverse In Europe thieves also cut down train overhead wires to sell them.. A bit more risky than taking down a roof

@BobBob-we3wr 3 года назад

I had a house once that had all copper gutters. Was beautiful.. sadly one weekend I was gone and someone stole all the gutters. I guess they scraped the copper for cash

@eastside0434 Год назад

I seen it happen in my old neighborhood the house went vacant and the low lifes robbed the gutters and downspouts, Just pathetic people.

@clarencetaylor7455 3 года назад

Copper gutters are almost as classy as the roof itself

@iamthepeterman54 3 года назад

Then you grab “Curtis” the electric roller...

@mikereed8431 3 года назад

Touching copper with bare skin causes premature oxidation. It is always recommended to use cotton gloves when handling.

@mikereed8431 3 года назад

I guess I would expect it to look like the thousands of dollars worth of copper I just paid for. Copper can stay looking bright and shiny for years on a roof if properly handled by the distributors and roofers.

@ggandalff 3 года назад

@@mikereed8431 but green copper looks much better

@mikereed8431 3 года назад

I agree that some like that aged copper look and there are ways to do that without the blotchy look of hand prints everywhere.

@AlexB-cn2lo Год назад

my skilled hands are worth more than the copper, those prints I leave behind on my work just tell a story of the man behind the work, but what would I know.. just finishing up a historical national landmark..

@mikereed8431 Год назад

@@AlexB-cn2lo Is that like writing your name in the wet concrete? Not everybody appreciates “signatures” on their masterpieces.

@bengt_axle 3 года назад

I understand copper is expensive but how much does it cost and how much compared to standard shingles?

@bmay8818 3 года назад

I don't know, but I'd guess around 10-15x.

@Mr.Pop0 3 года назад

copper roof is a money move. ITs expensive but its the best bc youll never have to deal with it once its in.

@SeanBZA 3 года назад

@@Mr.Pop0 Building near where I worked had a copper roof, down pipes and gutters. Had, because the copper thieves climbed across 3 buildings and jumped 2 alleyways to get to it to steal it. They just put aluminium back, after telling the historical commission that the copper was not going to be replaced, but would get a cheap near identical looking one. They also had the brass sheathing stolen off the front doors, but nobody tried the bronze burglar bars, as they are over a ton each, and are over an inch thick at the thinnest point. Old listed bank building, no longer a bank.

@Mr.Pop0 3 года назад

@@SeanBZA where do you live? Detroit? Copper thrives get lead where I'm from.

@GinnyC1961 3 года назад

dug off all the tar on a leaky porch and found thick copper flashing. Flattened it and reused it. Sealed lightly were needed. no more leaks. All this after paying 10k to have it repaired. Fifty-year-old women should be able to find someone who knows what their doing if they're going to put themselves out as a contractor.

@godbluffvdgg 3 года назад

Wearing gloves cuts down on smudges...20 years doing copper.

@ThatEMOguy74 3 года назад

I know they said it's a long lasting but what is that expected of life expectancy of a copper roof?

@godbluffvdgg 3 года назад

@@ThatEMOguy74 50 years with maintenance. The same as Good Asphalt for 5 X's the price...But it looks nice...You know how everyone goes around commenting on people's roofs right? You might get A compliment in 50 years, so it's totally worth it!...; )

@ThatEMOguy74 3 года назад

@@godbluffvdgg That's amazing The most I hear about asphalt roofs getting us about 25 years. But that is up north in the snow belt. I just moved down south a year ago Don't know what a asphalt roof lasts down here yet.

@godbluffvdgg 3 года назад

@@ThatEMOguy74 It's all about the manufacturer..Regular home depot shingles are 25-30 years...If you go to a real roofing supplier there are brands that have 50 and over life spans...Roofs in the south can last even longer; sans a hurricane or tornado...

@spencerwilton5831 3 года назад

ROB-IN-PHILLY I'm surprised you suggest a copper roof only lasts fifty years. There are plenty of Victorian houses in the U.K. with original copper - it was often used to roof decorative areas such as "onion dome" roofs above octagonal bay windows, on porches etc. There are probably even more churches and grand civic buildings with original roofs, again dating from the Victorian and even Georgian era. Is this a question of the thickness of the copper? I'm guessing the builders of grand town halls, courts and churches weren't quite so constrained when it came to cost?!

@kenchall6503 3 года назад

Next day. Hey i thought you guys put a copper roof on yesterday. We did. Well what happened to it.

@eazyfnduzit 3 года назад

You can do it without solder...js 😉

@t1n4444 3 года назад

Anodised aluminium might do? Perhaps anodised to resemble weathered copper? As in instant weathered copper appearance. Might make it less nickable? Aluminium lasts for around 50 years, allegedly.

@t1n4444 3 года назад

@@DNANDROID 😂 Hmm, not just (leaded) petrol adding to the supplies of acid rain tho'. Google up "Acid Rain Pathway" ... even the blasted volcanoes get in on the act. Not sure how we'd go about switching them off.

@jdorffer 3 года назад

I bet someone steals that roof

@dcbqb19 3 года назад

Do you pay in pennies for the copper roof? Gives a whole new meaning to "pretty as a penny" with copper roofs, yeesh

@SeanBZA 3 года назад

Pennies are copper plated zinc now, put down a hundred dollar bill layer covering that roof area and you will get the cost.

@brandonbullins 2 года назад

We didnt do it that way. We made an L shape on each side and fit the pieces together with a piece bent together and then rivet or crimp it

@4realjacob637 3 года назад

They're not wearing gloves? How are their hands not getting sliced to heck?

@Mr.Pop0 3 года назад

experience in knowing how to handle the material.

@4realjacob637 3 года назад

@@Mr.Pop0 ig but still tho. Especially with pieces that aren't prefabricated

@colesteele3594 3 года назад

How do you secure the copper, from meth heads running off with it? In Oregon, I may need to opt for tin...

@bigroblee 3 года назад

@@brianglade848 that's funny once.

@jomangeee9180 3 года назад

@@bigroblee wasn't even funny the first time, u cant be nice to "th"ick heads

@I-Teee 3 года назад

Didn’t your state basically legalize all drugs? Yea I’d steer clear of copper and probably just list my house

@interstellarsurfer 3 года назад

@@I-Teee This. Definitely this.

@juliof970 3 года назад

Is that quadruple the price of a normal roof?

@SeanBZA 3 года назад

Probably around 10 times the price in materials alone. Probably would have been better off simply going for a dyed anodised aluminium roof, gutters and downpipes, or just a coloured chomadek steel one, which should do 20 years anyway, and which will be a lot cheaper. Anodised or chromadek will keep the colour as well, and you buy them in that deep green weathered copper colour as well.

@bugmarkus 3 года назад

steampunk house

@alexz1844 Год назад

I had copper gutters installed and the installers didn’t have any gloves on all their finger prints turned dark it looks horrible and I talked with other companies when handling copper you should always cover your hands the oils on your hands will stain the shiny copper

@eastside0434 Год назад

I would agree,I installed my 1st copper roof and box gutters and it happened fortunately it was a job for a relative and I was cheated on my price so I didnt care.

@Cassandra_Johnson 3 года назад

Oh, I am pretty sure that copper is gonna move alright. Right into a recycling center. I don't know what is worse - the cynicism itself or the cynicism being proven accurate so much of the time.

@ActualGenius 3 года назад

Old

@roberttingler5084 Год назад

Cutting the seams ruined your roof use d/s crimpers on the sweaps lock and hammer out to get the concave w/o cutting your seam not very very skilled metal men . Coming from a sheet metal foreman