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Sunday, July 14, 2013

Ideas for Victorian Turret Roofs

Ideas for Victorian Turret Roofs The turrets of Victorian homes are so enchanting that even new construction has them. Ideas about what to do with these roofs are as fun – and a little challenging – as their interiors. The main thing to keep in mind is to maintain the same feel and style of the roof as the rest of the house. Think of it as putting the toppings on a sundae, you want everything to blend for good taste. Adding a cupola to a turret roof is similar to putting a cherry on top of a confection. Cupolas come prefabricated in several shapes with different features. Some are square, some round, some hexagonal or octagonal. Their roofs can and should match the roofing materials used on the turret roof. Some have windows, some have louvers. You can top off the cupola with a weathervane, available from the same suppliers. Copper cladding for turrets is available in both glazed and unglazed. The glazed cladding will keep the pure copper color, while the unglazed will allow the copper to oxidize into a very classy affect. The unglazed copper usually looks better on houses painted in colors that have a minimum of red or yellow pigment. Greens and browns coordinate well with this roof. You can go with almost any color paint when you use unglazed, oxidized copper cladding. Similarly, matte or glazed terra cotta roofing offers a very richly textured visual on a turret roof. The glazed terra cotta is much redder than the matte, so you want to select house paint in colors that are complementary to red. The unglazed terra cotta leaves you slightly more color options. Finishing the roof of a Victorian turret in slate can be time-consuming and costly, but its overall virtues make it all worth it. Slate is very durable and insulating as a roofing material and almost any color you choose will coordinate with it. If your Victorian is quite ornate, you can continue its elaborateness by adding plaster friezes to the turret. White plaster friezes were a very popular decorative element in Victorian homes, usually found bordering the ceilings of the parlors and formal dining rooms. You can try your own hand at creating one, hire an artisan or buy prefabricated friezes. http://www.capitalmoulding.ie/friezes-ceiling-plates.html http://www.southerncrossroofing.com.au/award_winning_gallery.html http://homebuilding.thefuntimesguide.com/2009/03/victorian_architecture_turret.php http://copper-by-design.com/rc/cp/Willard.htm http://www.olynroofing.com/victorian-homes/ http://www.pennridge.org/p/p-turrets.html http://www.newconceptlouvers.com/tech_specs/Cupola%20Brochure.pdf

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