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A handsome, historic and most durable roofing, standing seamed metal roofing was the material of choice for all types of structures for more than a century, including barns, churches, covered bridges and public buildings. Paintable, lightweight and rigid, this material is remarkably versatile due to its ability to install over a range of surfaces and to meet a variety of design requirements. The economics and aesthetics of it are now again extremely favorable, and we have done installations on very high end new homes as well as the historic building types already mentioned. Our clients love it and we believe it is a material whose time has come. Almost any available roofing metal, including copper, terne and steel, can be used with relatively minor variation in labor cost. Our roll former can produce roof pans onsite that are the full length of the roof "run", allowing us to produce work with no horizontal seams. We have installed such pans as long as fifty feet.
We believe a building is only as good as the roof that's on it. For that reason, the Company has its own roll forming equipment that allows us to purchase rolls of material and form it to fit the client's buildings on the job site, whether the project is a new one or a restoration. We work with pre-painted material, Terne II, Copper, Galvalume, or Galvanized metals. We can form the necessary trim on site with our own 10-and half-foot brake, and when necessary we can hand seam difficult jobs. We can also solder the flashing joints on some roofing materials and install half round gutter and spout systems. Any notable structural investment should be protected by a lightning suppression system. We design such systems and install them using quality copper, brass, and stainless steel conductors. Several projects are shown below.
Installing new standing seamed roof pans on Dickerson barn restoration project. Located in Montgomery County, Maryland. |
This rambling gabled dwelling shows 20 ounce standing seamed copper roof performing in a detailed and high end setting. Project located in Hanover County, Virginia. |
View of the copper roof project from above gables showing ridge and valley details. |
Lightning protection detail on the Dahlgren barn restoration project, showing grounding of new metal roof. Also shows treatment of ridge and standing seam terminations. |
Installation of standing seamed terne metal over residential project. Project located in Newmarket, Maryland, in Frederick County. |
Framing for cupola on Libertytown project; a timber framed garage. Project located in Frederick County. |
Installation of the standing seamed copper sheet metal for the Libertytown cupola. |
Finished Libertytown cupola installed on roof. |
Pans ready for installation, note profile of double locked seam |
"Tin knocker" produces a termination drip flashing on the sheet metal brake. |
Adare, Ireland, fifty foot roll formed roof pans span full run of the roof, no horizontal seams. |
Gutter and blind roof clip detail. No fasteners exposed to the elements for extended performance. |
Massive coil of terne metal spooling into the roll former. |
Fitzgerald's Heavy Timber Construction, Inc. is proud to participate in a vibrant, ongoing building tradition that mixes old world craftsmanship with modern technologies to create lasting works of art. We promise to restore and build truly beautiful, truly economical buildings. Although our clients predominantly come from Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia, we have traveled as far as Ireland for projects. No job is too large, too small or too far away. Dean Fitzgerald, president of Fitzgerald's Heavy Timber Construction, Inc., is looking forward to hearing about your important historic building project. Call today at 301-898-9340 or e-mail us through this website.
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