For this project, our customer asked for something distinctive, unusual and environmentally friendly. The home is in Squaw Valley, so the roof had to stand up to the high-altitude mountain environment too. We showed them our exclusive Patagonia Diamond Shingles, which are made of a natural heavy gauge steel that will rust and give the building an old, rustic appearance in a very short time. In an alpine environment, this heavy gauge steel has an extremely long lifespan and it's as close to zero maintenance as you can get with a high-altitude roof.
Both the customer and the contractor loved the finished product and already the neighbors are responding to how beautiful such a simple product can be. In fact, to photograph the home, I visited the neighbor, who expressed his interest in re-doing his own roof with the Patagonia Diamonds.
This is more of a hand-fitted roof than a production roof, which lends its unusual appearance. Because the pieces are very small, the installation is a little more intricate than the typical production roof, so there's a lot of attention to the details. And because of the high-guage metal, you get a very stout, rigid assembly.
There's certainly nothing else like this on the market. It accomplished the owners' goals of being beautiful, green and distinctive. Not only that, they've solved their roofing issues for many decades to come.
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