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Photo of a large traditional three-storey red house exterior in Bridgeport with painted brick siding, a gambrel roof, a shingle roof and a red roof.
Connecticut Roofcrafters Llc
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Gardner Carpenter House (1793) - Cedar Roof Replacement

Traditional Exterior, Bridgeport

Overhead view of the Gardner Carpenter House - another Historic Restoration Project in Norwichtown, CT. Built in 1793, the original house (there have been some additions put on in back) needed a new roof - we specified and installed western red cedar. After removing the existing roof, we laid down an Ice & Water Shield underlayment. This view captures the 24 gauge red copper flashing we installed on the chimney as well as cleansing strip just below the ridgeline - which reacts with rainwater to deter organic growth such as mold, moss, or lichen. Also visualized here is the cedar shingle ridge cap.