1. Maintaining the Historical Properties of our Roofs
Carpenter’s
Roofing & Sheet Metal
EST 1931

2.  American Heritage Dictionary defines Preservation as:
“To keep in perfect or unaltered condition…To keep safe
from danger, attack or harm”

3.  Industry & Consultants
 Promote material & methods for cheaper/faster roofs
 Commercial specifications in Residential design
 Elimination of Craftsmen
 Creation of “Applicators”
 Progressive Movement in Roofing
 Many Challenges for Preservation

4. Cheaper & Faster

12.  Formal Training: Thing of the Past
 Unions & Trade Schools for Roofing
 Local Resources are Disappearing
 Hawthorne Roofing
 Boy’s Roofing
 Ray Roofing
 Vision of Palm Beach Architectural Forefathers
 Mizner, Fatio, Volk
 Demolished or Renovated
 Preserve the Vision or Lose it Forever!

14. Qualified Preservation Team
Preservation
Industry
Progress

15.  Architect / Designer
 Owner
 Roof Craftsmen
 Influential Organizations
 Preservation Foundation
 ARCOM
 Historic Review Boards

16.  Our market is littered with Roofing Contractors
 Leftover from Housing Boom & Hurricanes
 Little knowledge of Maintaining Historic Properties
 Salesmen not Craftsmen
 Roofing Craftsmen
 Knowledge transfer from one generation to the next
 Historic Design Details
 Intimate Knowledge of Products
 Passion & Pride

18.  Avoid moving from Clay to Cement
 Severe Fading Issues with Colored Cement
 Color and Blend Considerations with Clay
 Be cautious of “New Products”
 Seek the advice of your Qualified Preservation Team!
 Seek the Craftsman not the Salesman
 If they are selling systems & guarantees you aren’t
buying
 Planning Meeting
 Flashing Details
 Tile Blends
 Tile Mockup Board

20.  Various Different Manufacturers
 Various different controls & standards
 Coastal Conditions vs. Inland Conditions
 Barrier Island Ocean Exposure
 Erosion with some clay products
 Blending
 Blending is an Art
 Hot Spots
 Profiles
 Small vs. Large

21.  YES! … but primarily White Cement
 Carpenter’s Roofing use to manufacture its own tile
 Items to consider when using cement tile
 The only cement tile that is color fast is WHITE
 All other colors will fade over time; some more than
others
 Most will fade dramatically!
 Different Levels of Quality
 Seek the advice of your Qualified Preservation Team!