We Put Copper Roofs On
Louisville Homes

It's more expensive, no question. A full copper roof might run 3 to 5 times what you'd pay for quality architectural shingles. The honest answer is — if you're planning to sell in a few years, it might not pencil out. But if you're staying put, or it's an older home you're trying to keep up right, copper makes a lot of sense. You're basically buying the last roof the house will ever need.

A well-installed copper roof will go well over a hundred years. We've seen Louisville copper from the 1910s that's still solid. The freeze-thaw cycles we get here — warm January, hard February — those kill asphalt over time. Copper handles it fine because it moves with temperature changes without cracking or lifting. The humid summers help the patina develop faster, which is actually a good thing — the patina is protecting the metal underneath.

Yeah, pretty much any style. It obviously looks at home on the older Victorians in Cherokee Triangle and Old Louisville — those houses were built with copper in mind. But we've also done it on newer builds, ranches, craftsman homes out in Anchorage. The profile you choose (standing seam vs. flat-lock vs. shingles) makes a big difference in how it reads on the building. That's part of what we talk through when we come look at your place.

Most residential jobs — let's say a 2,000 square-foot roof with normal complexity — run about four to six days. Your house with multiple dormers or a lot of valley work takes longer. Restoration jobs with a lot of historical detailing can take two to three weeks. We'll give you a realistic timeline up front. Weather happens — this is Louisville — and we'll call you if something changes, not just show up days later without warning.

Permits, yes — we pull them and deal with Louisville Metro directly. For HOAs we'll put together whatever packet they need: material specs, color samples, photos of comparable work. If you're in a historic overlay district in Old Louisville or the Highlands, we know the Historic Preservation Commission process pretty well at this point. We've been through it a bunch of times and can walk you through what to expect.

50 years on our workmanship. We write it in the contract and we mean it. We've been operating continuously in Louisville since 1987 — this isn't a company that's going to fold and leave you holding paperwork. The copper material comes with its own manufacturer warranty on top of that. If something goes wrong with our work, we fix it. Simple as that.