mikejurasw
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I will post photos tomorrow, but...
I have a1921 brick home, with two bay windows downstairs. The windows are capped on the outside with curved sandstone "headers", which are in turn topped with copper trays, each fitted with two mini downspouts to collect and then discharge rainwater. (Since these bays are below the eaves of the house they get very little rain, but if the gutters overflow or (the current issue) the window unit AC drains into the pan we discover that we have water leaking inside.
So, clearly the copper is degraded (it's been tarred over many times), and there is inadequate sealing of the sandstone headers.
My questions are:
1. How expensive is this kind of hand crafted, "whimsical" copper work?
2. Can I do it myself? (How hard can it be?!)
3. Can I just get rid of the pans and lay a ramped-toward-the-street layer of mortar mix on top of the stone, and then seal that with roofing tar?
I know it will be helpful if I attach pix...waiting for the sun to come up!
But, and help from you coppersmiths will be appreciated.
Mike M.
I have a1921 brick home, with two bay windows downstairs. The windows are capped on the outside with curved sandstone "headers", which are in turn topped with copper trays, each fitted with two mini downspouts to collect and then discharge rainwater. (Since these bays are below the eaves of the house they get very little rain, but if the gutters overflow or (the current issue) the window unit AC drains into the pan we discover that we have water leaking inside.
So, clearly the copper is degraded (it's been tarred over many times), and there is inadequate sealing of the sandstone headers.
My questions are:
1. How expensive is this kind of hand crafted, "whimsical" copper work?
2. Can I do it myself? (How hard can it be?!)
3. Can I just get rid of the pans and lay a ramped-toward-the-street layer of mortar mix on top of the stone, and then seal that with roofing tar?
I know it will be helpful if I attach pix...waiting for the sun to come up!
But, and help from you coppersmiths will be appreciated.
Mike M.