palmettoinspect Posted June 8, 2016 Report Posted June 8, 2016 I wanted to get some opinions on brown staining on copper roof sheets caused from tannic acid from oak trees and leaves. Is it something to be worried about, or just a visual effect and normal characteristics of a copper roof? If it's something to be worried about would it be best to strip the patina and seal the copper? I recently looked at a copper roof on a home built where the home owner and home itself are real tree huggers! Lol, see picture below! This homeowner built the home around the natural landscape and wants to disturb the trees as little as possible. So cutting the limbs back away from the home is not an option. There're a lot of tree limbs over the copper roof and lots of valleys that are plugged with leaves leaving a lot of brown staining. Also, I got these pictures with my new Phantom 4. I'm still testing it out, but and presently surprised every time I use this thing! It takes incredible photos, videos and is pretty easy to fly. I plan to do a better review on it soon. Click to Enlarge 73.48 KB Click to Enlarge 83.22 KB
Marc Posted June 8, 2016 Report Posted June 8, 2016 Looks like galvanized metal instead of copper. Not bashing the camera, on the contrary. Marc
palmettoinspect Posted June 8, 2016 Author Report Posted June 8, 2016 Looks like galvanized metal instead of copper. Not bashing the camera, on the contrary. Marc Haha Marc! That's my concern. The stains are so bad in areas. It's definitely copper. 16 year old roof/home. Here's a better picture. Click to Enlarge 63.12 KB
kurt Posted June 8, 2016 Report Posted June 8, 2016 Your problem is the client; he'd being a dolt. Cut the trees back. Trees like a fresh haircut. The roof will too.
palmettoinspect Posted June 8, 2016 Author Report Posted June 8, 2016 Your problem is the client; he'd being a dolt. Cut the trees back. Trees like a fresh haircut. The roof will too. Agreed! Do you feel as bad as the staining is that the copper is okay? I'm just worried the staining will hurt the copper?
kurt Posted June 8, 2016 Report Posted June 8, 2016 What grade of copper? I've not seen copper "rust" like that. It could be effecting the roof, yes.
palmettoinspect Posted June 9, 2016 Author Report Posted June 9, 2016 What grade of copper? I've not seen copper "rust" like that. It could be effecting the roof, yes. Hmm, no idea on the grade. Is there anyway to find that out?
kurt Posted June 9, 2016 Report Posted June 9, 2016 Not without knowing the supplier. The sheet metal shop we get our stuff from talks about weights and grades; they understand it, I don't particularly, I let them figure stuff out.
John Kogel Posted June 11, 2016 Report Posted June 11, 2016 Hey, if he doesn't cut the big limb in that last pic he will have more than just some stains to worry about. []
palmettoinspect Posted June 11, 2016 Author Report Posted June 11, 2016 Hey, if he doesn't cut the big limb in that last pic he will have more than just some stains to worry about. [] Yep! Although, I wouldn't be surprised if they cut the house and not the tree on this one!
palmettoinspect Posted June 11, 2016 Author Report Posted June 11, 2016 There're other trees, it's not just that one! [:-crazy] Click to Enlarge 58.63 KB Click to Enlarge 56.98 KB
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