Heritage homes, slate & metal
Outremont’s big brick and stone houses were built to last, and many still have their slate roofs, copper dormers and decorative metalwork.
On a house like this, the roof is part of the architecture. A repair that doesn’t match, a vinyl patch on a copper bay or a tar-smeared valley, stands out from the street.
We repair and restore slate, make copper and zinc dormers, flashings and chimney caps by hand, and replace gutters with metal that suits the house.
The borough has its own rules for exterior work on many Outremont streets. Check with them before changing a roof’s material or look. We can supply photos and specs.
Yes. We shape copper and zinc in our own shop and on site, so dormers, flashings and caps can be remade the way they were built.
Usually. Good slate can last a very long time if the flashings and fasteners are kept up. We’ll tell you honestly if yours is past saving.
They can last for generations. When they fail, it’s usually at the seams or where someone patched them, and those parts can be remade without redoing the rest.
Most often it’s the flashing where the two meet. We check the flashing and the cap and tell you exactly where the water gets in.
Yes. We can replace them with metal gutters and downspouts in a style that fits an older house, including half-round.
The ones along the valley do. We set the sound slates aside, put in new metal, and lay them back so the roof looks the way it did.
Contact
Please phone or e-mail us and we shall be pleased to answer any questions you may have.
450-531-7032