by Eagle Rivet | Jul 25, 2012 | Connecticut
The fact that roofs are waterproof (or are supposed to be) is something that is often taken for granted. In all honesty waterproofing a roof is harder than it looks – especially with traditional materials like shingles and wood. Thankfully, recent years have...
by Eagle Rivet | Dec 15, 2011 | Connecticut
We completed more work at Loomis Chaffee School, this time it was a new roof for the Mason Hall dormitory. We replaced the existing roof with a slate and standing-seam copper roof. We removed the existing slate, and re-roofed the building with high-end Evergreen brand...
by Eagle Rivet | Dec 8, 2011 | Connecticut
Eagle Rivet completed a roof restoration on the Brown House, an enormous brownstone in Avon, CT. We replaced the old roof with synthetic tile. The owner requested that we only use the best fixtures—copper alpine, snow guards, as well as copper flashings and gutters....
by Eagle Rivet | Dec 1, 2011 | Connecticut
Eagle Rivet was called up to Loomis Chaffee School in order to complete a high-end, specialty project which involved removing existing roofing materials, and then designing and building a new slate and standing-seam copper roof. We performed all of the roofing work at...
by Eagle Rivet | Oct 25, 2011 | Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, Roof Condition Analysis
In the business world it’s important to catch problems before they become big ones. And this is especially true when it comes to commercial roofing maintenance. There are no end of possible dangers posed by an improperly maintained roof. First and foremost,...
