Hearthstone Historic House Museum, Appleton, Wis

by Rosa Soto | 15 September 2021 12:00 am

A metal shake roof that mimics wood shakes replaced a wood shake and asphalt shingle roof on the Hearthstone Historic House Museum. The roof follows the aesthetics of Victorian-era architecture. The roof has steep pitches, complex layouts and multiple layers.

On top of the 9,000-square-foot house, JF Lopez Roofing LLC installed DECRA Roofing Systems Inc.’s DECRA Shake XD metal shakes in Classic Cobblestone.

George Schroeder, executive director at the museum, says, “[The new roof] is indistinguishable from our previous shingle roof and visitors are often surprised when they learn that the Victorian-era roof is actually made of modern, high-grade steel.”

Source URL: https://www.metalconstructionnews.com/projects/hearthstone-historic-house-museum-appleton-wis/

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