COPPER ROOFING ON HISTORIC OLD CITY HALL Toronto, Ontario Replacement of Batten Seam Sheet Metal Roof on Old City Hall in Toronto
The Old City Hall was a monumental project taking over 4-years to complete the copper roofing and was awarded the "Roofing Project of the Year" by the Canadian Roofing Contractors Association
Working from bosun chairs at a 75 degree pitch
Oerview from the Clock Tower
Various stages of the re-roofing in progress
Chimney capped in 8-lb sheet lead
All restored chimeys received caps of sheet lead
The Clock Tower completed with new Gargoyles and decorative finials
Cast bronze Gargoyle
Batten seam is a technique whereby each sheet metal roofing panel locks to an interim batten panel formed over a wooden stop rather than to each other.
