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March 2010

Copperhead

03/10/10

Copperhead

For the barrel roof features on the front and rear porches, we elected to use copper as the finish material for its durability, since it is a lifetime product, and for the special look it acquires over time. The copper here is being installed on the rear porch, which overlooks the C&D Canal. Copper is recyclable and slowly develops a “patina” through an oxidation process.

 
 
The copper sheets are installed in rows, and each edge is crimped and clamped to the preceding row to create a seam.
 
 
 

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Do a Little Dance…

02/19/10

Do a Little Dance…

This portion of the blog will show our porches being installed using seamless concrete texturing techniques.

 
 
 
 
We chose a tinted colored concrete, which is mixed into the concrete in the concrete mixer truck on site. The pump truck then pumps the tinted concrete mix from the concrete truck into the prepared forms for the porches.
 
 
 
Concrete is pumped into the forms that will be the back...

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JoJami Tyler

Julie and Tony Panaro
Wilmington, DE

Julie Panaro is a real estate attorney in Wilmington. Tony Panaro is the owner of Panaro Construction. Together, they’re building a dream home that incorporates the latest green products and building technologies, as well as elements of universal design so they can age in place. They call it EverLife Design. Follow their progress here every month so you can learn about the home of the future. 
 

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