Historic Restoration
We restore slate and copper on landmark buildings to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for historic rehabilitation.
That work demands research, documentation, and craft discipline that goes beyond even our normal standard.
At the Roselawn Museum and Estate in Bartow County, Georgia, we performed copper sheet-metal work and slate shingle installation to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards. The project's registered architect recommended the county keep using our firm on its historic buildings.
For the City of Decatur's 1903 railroad depot, we handled the relocation and stabilization roofing: roughly 85 squares of double-lock standing-seam metal in a complex hip and cross-hip configuration, completed in 2003.
Historic work starts with understanding what was there and why. We document existing conditions, match original materials and methods, and leave a roof that honors the building's history while protecting its future.
If you own, manage, or are restoring a historic property, talk to us before anyone puts a modern roofing crew on it.
"The copper and slate work was executed to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards, and I recommended the county keep using the firm on its historic buildings."
Richard Thornton, Registered Architect, Roselawn Museum and Estate
Common Questions
Slate, tile, cedar, and copper roofs on landmark homes, churches, courthouses, museums, and public buildings. Historic work demands research, documentation, and craft discipline beyond ordinary roofing, and it is some of the work we are proudest of.
Yes. Historic work starts with understanding what was there and why. We document existing conditions, then match original materials and methods — sourcing discontinued Ludowici tile profiles, blending new tile into a 75-year-old field, and matching slate so the repair disappears into the roof.
Yes. At the Roselawn Museum and Estate in Bartow County, Georgia, we performed copper sheet-metal work and slate shingle installation to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards, and the project's registered architect recommended the county keep using our firm on its historic buildings.
Among them: the Fayette County Courthouse in Georgia (slate and copper), the Roselawn Museum and Estate in Bartow County, and the City of Decatur's 1903 railroad depot, where we handled the relocation and stabilization roofing — roughly 85 squares of double-lock standing-seam metal in a complex hip and cross-hip configuration.
For landmark projects we travel up to about 1,000 miles from Atlanta. If you own, manage, or are restoring a historic property, talk to us before anyone puts a modern roofing crew on it.
Restoring a church, courthouse, or public building? See historic church & courthouse roof restoration and slate vs. tile for a historic building.
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