[MassHistPres] Inset windows on curved shingle walls

[Garrett Laws]

Kristi,

1) Do you have a picture of this location for comment?

2) The copper will last longer than the wood shingles and if installed well
is a very good solution for an inset window area, especially curved as the
metal can more easily be formed to follow the sheathing.

As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words...

Cheers,
Garrett

Garrett Laws, Manager
The Copper & Slate Company
Fine Roofing and Exterior Finish Carpentry
238A Calvary Street
Waltham, MA 02453
Ph: (781) 893-1916
Fax: (781) 893-2041

Copperandslate at Gmail.com or
GLaws at hbuilders.net


On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 3:51 PM, Kristi Chase <KChase at somervillema.gov>wrote:

>  The Owner of a circa 1898 Shingle style house is having the lower part of
> the gambrel roof reshingled with wood.  This part of the gambrel had two
> layers of asphalt shingles and a layer of metal flashing that curved inward
> to 3 inset 'dormer' windows.  Her contractor is insisting that it isn't
> possible to install wood shingles on the tapered curved gambrel roof/wall to
> the inset windows.  He said that the 1/2"  tapered narrow wood slats that
> make up the curve were not strong enough to hold wood shingles and were
> originally just flashed with metal.  I don't believe I have ever seen
> exposed flashing in this kind of situation on a Shingle style home.  At the
> moment, bright new copper is exposed and looks extremely odd.
>
> Does anyone have any expertise to offer me on this?  Unfortunately, I can't
> find much on how curved walls were constructed to meet the windows and the
> historic illustrations I have of the building are not clear enough.  I would
> like to be able to give the contractor some concrete information on how this
> should be done.
>
> Thank you all,
>
> Kristi Chase, Preservation Planner
> Historic Preservation Commission
> Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development
> 93 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA  02143
> (t) 617-625-6600 x2525, (f) 617-625-0722
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