Patina Roof Usage

It s even possible to choose the color of a coppers patina through chemical treatment.

Patina roof usage.

There is however a major caveat to that unnatural choice. The patinas on leather goods are unique to the type of leather frequency of use and exposure. Patina is a thin layer that variously forms on the surface of copper brass bronze and similar metals or certain stones and wooden furniture or any similar acquired change of a surface through age and exposure. Copper roofing even if it is installed at the same time as gutters and downspouts will not age at the same rate.

Patina can be used in exterior or interior applications. Copper roofs last more than 100 years due to oxidation and the patina that forms on the surface of the copper. Additionally the term is used to describe the aging of high quality leather. Sun exposure the angle of installation and the amount of moisture from the morning dew can all cause differences in patina on a single roof.

If you are interested in this color i would highly recommend requesting a 7 8 corrugated sample panel in patina. It is a perfect solution for an interior application as it arrives looking patina d. That being said it is still possible to use chemical treatments to advance this copper roof patina process. Patinas can provide a protective covering to materials that would otherwise be damaged by corrosion or weatheri.

When you clean your copper roof use natural ingredients that will not destroy the patina as they remove the buildup and gunk.