Toronto custom copper roof parapet wall caps

2010-07-10T04:18:07Z

These custom copper flat roof parapet wall caps installed on a coach house in the Annex, Toronto are an example of the custom copper and metal work done by our highly trained and experienced coppersmiths. M&R Roofing provides various high quality roofing services.

Our Annex, Toronto client contacted us to scrap the old metal parapet wall caps from the flat roof of his coach house and install new copper caps. Copper is a premium alloy used in roof related flashing and ornamentation. Many clients prefer the more expensive and durable alloy because it looks stunning with natural materials such as slate and cedar. Even in this example it looks great on the aged brick and defintely suits the character of the grand Annex, Toronto home. The video showcases or highly trained and experienced coppersmith installing the prefabricated custom parapet wall caps on the flat roof. All the caps are custom fabricated at our facilities according. M&R Roofing is capable of meeting all your custom copper and metal work requests, so please contact us and view our copper and metal work portfolio.

Leaking door step from walkout to flat roof

2010-05-17T02:39:46Z

Some downtown Toronto homes feature a rear sloped roof with a dormer with a walkout onto a flat roof. Very often we encounter that the door step has not been appropriately sealed and flashed and is therefore leaking, as was the case with out client’s home in the the downtown Toronto Annex neighbourhood.

Upon stripping the existing flashing we encountered the usual case, the rubber membrane did not extend up onto the door step. The door step was simply covered with metal flashing which will not seal the door step from leaking, it serves an entirely different purpose. It is the rubber membrane the serves the purpose of sealing the roof. The purpose of the metal flashing is to protect the rubber cap on the door step. The rubber cap is a membrane which features ceramic mineral granules on its surface to protect the membrane from UV exposure and thus material deterioration. When the client walks on the door step, the granules will eventually loosen and lead to premature deterioration in the material. A metal flashing is installed to prevent this. Another reason for the door step rotting is condensation from the lack of rubber membrane on the door step. As you can see from the image above the door step was clearly leaking and rotting.

To repair the problem we removed the rotten wood in the door step and rebuilt a new door step. We then ran the rubber base membrane over the rebuilt step extending the rubber as far as possible towards the door. Subsequently, we installed the rubber cap membrane over the base running it as far as we could under the door. Ideally, if possible the door should be removed, the membrane extended under the door and then the door should be re-installed over the membrane. In this circumstance it was sufficient enough to run the rubber cap under the door step and lower the cost to our client. We then installed a metal flashing that extended a few inches under the door to protect the membrane on the door step. Finally, we caulked the area where the door step and door meet. The metal flashing serves the other purpose of allowing the caulking to have a solid surface to me applied to. The caulking now rests against the metal flashing on the door step and the door. If the flashing was not installed and caulking applied onto the rubber cap the granules on the cap would eventually loosen as discussed and so would the caulking, eventually leading to leakage.

To finish the project aesthetically we covered all the existing wooden frames and fascia which featured wood with peeling white paint with black aluminum flashing. We also installed new a new eavesthrough and downspout. The charcoal cap on the flat roof, black laminated asphalt shingles and black aluminum flashing match nicely for a clean look.

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Toronto custom copper roof parapet wall caps

Leaking door step from walkout to flat roof