Our Building, An Architectural Treasure
The roof to our building is composed of thousands of slate shingles. When you walk by the building, at first you notice the multicoloured stripes in the design of the roof. If you look again, you can see that as the layers of slate progress towards the peak of the roof, the shape of the actual shingle changes. There are rectangular shingles, octangular shingles, and diamond shaped shingles. That feat alone required an incredible amount of craftsmanship and attention to detail.
Another remarkable part of the roof system of the library is the presence of a large amount of copper flashing. This section of copper roof is just to the left of the dormer over the children's room. The flashing round the chimney and in the valleys between gables is all copper flashing.
Underneath the copper roof over the entryway, you can spot that the gutter and drainpipe here are both copper.
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