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History red metal roofs.
As early as the 18th century fear of fire caused many wood shingle or board roofs to be replaced by sheet metal or clay tile.
The romans used copper as roof covering for the pantheon in 27 b c.
The search for alternative roofing materials is not new.
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Centuries later copper and its alloys were integral in european medieval architecture.
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Some historic roofs were failures from the start based on overambitious and naive use of materials as they were first developed.
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Tin roofs were kept wellpainted usually red.
Copper has played a significant role in architecture for thousands of years see.
Stamped sheet metal roof tiles made to simulate clay tile were popular in the early 20th century.
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Terne plate differed from tin plate in that the iron was dipped in an alloy of lead and tin giving it a duller finish.