Old Fashioned Stamped Metal Roof

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Old fashioned stamped metal roof.

This decorative roofing system is crafted from authentic reclaimed barn metal. A variety of finishes are available to create that special look for any project. Metal shingles are manufactured using a stamping press through which the metal coil is fed and the die stamps the shingle in two or three steps. By selecting a popular metal shingle with a stamped design you are able to ensure that you have all of the benefits of metal with the style you want.

We ship our top quality long warranty metal roofing materials directly to your job site and often for free. 1 old square nails 25 real 1850 s vintage rusty patina 3 16 large head brads 9 96 2 1 2 rose head 20 nails antique square wrought iron spikes decorative 2 5. The mint was thereby fireproofed with a 20 gauge galvanized corrugated iron roof on iron trusses. Then in step 2 and or 3 the locks are made and the shingle comes out of the press and is packaged into the box.

Although you can install corrugated metal roofing over shingles for the best foundation it is recommended that all the old roofing be removed. If you would like your metal roof shingles to have a style that is more historic in appearance than other options prince george shingles or victorian shingles may be the design for you. Rolling mills produced large sheets that required fewer seams than later plated materials. The original metal roofing material produced in this country was sheet iron first used at the end of the 18 th century.

This stretching process gives the piece strength. In 1857 one of the first metal roofs in the south was installed on the u s. Mint in new orleans. After the civil war the victorian era encouraged bold statements in their architecture.

Remove the old roofing. The male and female molds actually form the shape while the top hat mold holds the base sheet of metal so the stamping process stretches the metal. Work at a comfortable steady pace trying not to rip up or carry off too much old roofing at once. Embossed tin shingle roofs with their whimsical designs complimented this frame of mind.

Tin shingles commonly embossed to imitate wod or tile or with a decorative design were popular as an inexpensive textured roofing material.