CASE-0331Residential2023
Westover Hills custom.
Fort Worth, TX
- System
- Natural Vermont slate
- Sq ft
- 4,900
- Crew days
- 42
- Warranty
- 100 yr material, lifetime workmanship
- Pitch
- 10/12 primary, 16/12 dormers
- Crew
- 4 slaters, 1 coppersmith
Photo log · 420 frames
Brief · 01
The job.
A heritage restoration on a 1936 Westover Hills residence. Graduated Vermont slate, hand-sorted on the ground and laid heavy-to-light from eave to ridge, with full copper valleys and a hand-soldered chimney saddle.
- Client
- Private owner, third-generation home
- Budget
- Heritage restoration
Scope · 02
What we did.
- Full tear-off, deck reinforcement, 30-lb felt + ice-and-water
- Vermont semi-weathering green & purple slate, 3/4 in thickness
- Graduated courses, 12 in butt at eave to 6 in at ridge
- 20-oz copper valleys, open-style, hand-formed
- Hand-soldered copper chimney saddle and cricket
- Copper snow guards on north elevations
Materials · 03
Spec sheet.
Every component on file with the manufacturer. Warranties registered to the property address, not the homeowner.
Timeline · 04
Start to flyover.
Every phase logged with timestamped photography and synced to the homeowner's portal in real time.
- Wk 1–2Sort + stageSlate sorted by thickness on the lawn for graduated layout.
- Wk 3–5FieldCourses laid heavy-to-light, valleys hand-formed in copper.
- Wk 6Copper + close-outChimney saddle soldered on site. Photo log filed.
Field notes · 05
What it took.
Graduated thickness
Authentic graduation requires hand-sorting every piece before installation. Two of our slaters spent four days sorting before a single piece went up.
Original chimney geometry
The 1936 chimney was out-of-square by 1.5 in. The cricket and saddle were laid out, cut, and soldered on site rather than fabricated in shop.
100+ yr
Expected life
180 lb
Copper used
420 frames
Photo log
Lifetime
Warranty
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