French Lead Roof

Seeing the spire of notre dame split like a pencil you wanted honestly to be sick.

French lead roof.

Historically the habit is to cover houses with whatever s available locally. The inferno that ripped through the paris landmark in april melted 300 tons of lead from its roof and steeple according to french environmental campaign group robin des bois. The steep roof with windows creates an additional floor of habitable space a garret and reduces the overall height of the roof for a given number of. Copper flashing 16 oz 24 gauge 10 rolls in various widths for roofing diy or contractor use lead free copper can be used with pressure treated lumber 6 width 4 9 out of 5 stars 65.

Only 15 left in stock order soon. 90 of parisian roofs are covered with zinc. People who live near the notre dame cathedral in paris could have been exposed to lead pollution by the fire which destroyed the spire and much of the roof of the world famous monument. On 15 april 2019 just before 18 20 cest a structure fire broke out beneath the roof of notre dame de paris cathedral in paris.

France also sets limits for occupational lead exposure. Levels of lead dust deposited near the cathedral were up to 1 300 times higher than french. Amazon s choice for lead roof flashing. The framework that held up the notre dame s roof known as.

As fire raged and the roof collapsed some of the lead covering the roof and spire was dispersed as dust. Extensive damage to the interior was prevented by its stone vaulted ceiling which largely contained the burning roof as it. It s unclear whether notre dame s roof will be rebuilt with lead panels. Shingles tiles slate thatch etc.

Each beam that held up the lead roof was constructed from a single tree requiring about 13 000 individual trees in total cnn reported. By the time it was extinguished the building s spire collapsed and most of its roof had been destroyed and its upper walls severely damaged. None of these materials were available near paris so t. Modern buildings typically use lighter cheaper materials wittman.

La flèche s est effondrée the spire has collapsed was how they said it on tv on the radio.