Composite slate approved for historic district home

By DaVinci Roofscapes.

Working to preserve the past is not always easy. Especially when you’re a roofer and there are local commissions and historical groups involved.

Roofer John Burgart got lucky when he was asked to work on a 1914 Arts and Crafts style bungalow restoration in Saratoga Springs, New York. The homeowner, Kim Stevens, was passionately involved in restoring her home. She’d done a lot of research and was ready to propose a composite slate roof to her local Design Review Commission. “This is a stunning historical project,” says John with North Country Metal Works LLC. “I enjoy working with the composite roofing. While we mostly install metal roofs, I have used DaVinci Roofscapes on several projects in the past.”

In love with the past, a roofer and a roof

The finished historic home in Saratoga Springs has bended custom drip edges, a valley and a traditional half-round ridge cap all in copper. The rounded dormer in the front of the house consists of a flat-laid copper panel fabricated by Burgart’s team. After that, there is also a half-round copper gutter with a copper conductor and a rain chain. “I simply love my roofer,” says Kim Stevens. “This was a multi-year project. He was terrific every step of the way and I can’t recommend him highly enough. The finished DaVinci Single-Width Slate roof in Castle Gray is beautiful. I think it’s as close as we could get to the quarry slate originally on the house. I did a great deal of research on this project and it all paid off. This house once again has proudly taken its spot as a historical landmark in our community.”