Fun little cottage style shed roof

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Author Message   Joe (Joe) Moderator Username: Joe Post Number: 684 Registered: 07-2006 Posted on Tuesday, May 08, 2012 - 08:12 pm:        Nice.   Cpaulin (Cpaulin) Junior Member Username: Cpaulin Post Number: 14 Registered: 08-2006 Posted on Monday, May 07, 2012 - 10:11 pm:        The ridge top is broken on 1/16" increments, looks like a curve. You literally have to put your nose on it to see the brake lines. Had some of this ridge left over from the CWRU Alumni House. For our new 16 oz. half-hard copper I usually pay slightly less than twice what they pay me at the scrap yard.   Chris (Chris) Senior Member Username: Chris Post Number: 141 Registered: 09-2009 Posted on Monday, April 23, 2012 - 12:57 pm:        love the cottage style chris!   John_chan (John_chan) Senior Member Username: John_chan Post Number: 102 Registered: 08-2006 Posted on Monday, April 23, 2012 - 08:33 am:        Nice Job, Chris.   Lazeyjack (Lazeyjack) Junior Member Username: Lazeyjack Post Number: 17 Registered: 04-2012 Posted on Saturday, April 21, 2012 - 04:29 pm:        talking copper, what would you pay say a pound? Yes when that ridge weathers down it'll look wonderful Do you take a pattern to the sheetmetal guy and he presses it out? or is it a stocked profile   Branden_wilson (Branden_wilson) Senior Member Username: Branden_wilson Post Number: 113 Registered: 03-2008 Posted on Friday, April 20, 2012 - 10:11 am:        nice work, love the ridge cap! REAL SLATER   Old_school (Old_school) Senior Member Username: Old_school Post Number: 803 Registered: 01-2009 Posted on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 07:06 pm:        I would have put a plumb cut on the aluminum fascia beneath your brothers neat endcap for the ridge.   Slate_man (Slate_man) Senior Member Username: Slate_man Post Number: 717 Registered: 01-2007 Posted on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 - 06:37 pm:        Nice job Chris. You know at first I though the clipped edges where mostly for wind, I reasonly found out that they are also used to divert water. The water runs along that cut edge back on to the roof!   Cpaulin (Cpaulin) Junior Member Username: Cpaulin Post Number: 13 Registered: 08-2006 Posted on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - 08:38 pm:        Yes, we do framing and finish carpentry routinely. I was a union carpenter before getting into slate. My brother Mike planned & built that particular structure, with a little help from his friends. 1" thick solid poplar decking, nice and solid.   Lazeyjack (Lazeyjack) New member Username: Lazeyjack Post Number: 10 Registered: 04-2012 Posted on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - 06:26 pm:        looks like fun, well the guys are enjoying it and they have not been drinking much brew either here you would have 10 safety inspectors inspecting your staging For myself I'm not so keen on the rounded bottoms But you guys are great at what you do Do you build the building ever? or only the roof?   Cpaulin (Cpaulin) Junior Member Username: Cpaulin Post Number: 12 Registered: 08-2006 Posted on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - 01:18 am:        Random width, ragged butt, swept rakes, ~10% heavies, 4 color VT blend of leftover slate from another project. Vinyl siding to match their house, not my idea. I let the Owner help, since he used to work for me and all.. Finished product: Custom ridge cap made & soldered by Anthony: Getting started: Stocking slate (16-22"L, sw grey/green, unfading emerald green, mottled green & purple, royal purple): We had a helper, she also made tasty sammiches: Owner's wifey with "her" slate: Reverse side: