The Premier Storybook Roofing Contractor in the Country
Roofing Artisans is the Premier Storybook Roofing Contractor in the country, known for designing and installing the most beautifully-crafted Storybook roofs in the country. Roofing Artisans’ approach, starts with design, then works to craft an exceptional Storybook roof, that features custom, steam-bent, hand-bent, cedar wood-shingles, using a variety of techniques, such as mild-coursing, heavy-coursing, diminishing rows, emergent-coursing and dead-end coursing to name a few. Roofing Artisans’ owner, Brian Calamita, lead artist and designer, works with his team to build you, your truly custom, and one-of-a-kind, Storybook roof. Roofing Artisans will works with you from consultation to completion.
Styling Of Storybook Home Architecture
The Storybook architecture style, also known as fairy-tale or Hansel and Gretel architecture, is an enchanting and whimsical design approach to homes that seems to come straight from the pages of a children’s fairy tale. The styling of a Storybook home is characterized by its playful, often eccentric features that differ from conventional architectural norms.
Steeply pitched gable roofs with curves and decorative thatching or shingles create a fantastical feel, while rounded doors and windows add to the magical appeal. The use of distorted clinker bricks contributes to the illusion of an ancient feel with warm and inviting coloring. Charming details such as turrets, towers, and ornamental chimneys further enhance the fantasy aesthetic, as well as the additions of overgrown gardens, rustic stone paths, and whimsical garden sculptures.
The color palette of a Storybook house often features earthy tones, embellished by splashes of bright colors and finalized with climbing ivy and greenery so the home appears as though it’s nestled deep in a magical forest. Roofing Artisans will help you design imaginative, innovative projects that will highlight the unique features of your Storybook home, and create a distinct design that you could only imagine in your favorite fairytale.
Our Storybook Builders Roofs
Brian Calamita leads his team of master Storybook builders, who specialize in the installation of steam-bent, hand-bent, cedar wood-shingles, adhering strictly to Best practices and Industry standards as the baseline for all of his historic Storybook roof projects. Roofing Artisans guarantee that every cedar wood-shingle roof we craft is of the highest quality, using only premium materials and time-honored installation techniques, reminiscent of century-old Storybookers. Brian is a true Storybook artisan who works with his team to customize every detail to create an amazing Storybook roof for your home.
Services Offered
Roofing Artisans works with you from consultation to completion and we work hard to ensure each of our customers receives closely-managed support through the entire roofing process. The following services are what you can expect from our careful craftsman.
Storybook Roofing
We hand design and install whimsical, fairy-tale-inspired roofing designs that often feature steep pitches and unique shapes. We incorporate specialized architectural elements like turrets, gables, and thatched-like shingles. We also design and install new roofs for restoration or repair of older storybook roofs with custom shingles.
Custom Steam-Bent Cedar Roofing
Our team crafts and shapes cedar wood-shingles through a steam-bending process that is hand-done creating a custom, and distinctive look. For areas that do not allow wood shingles, we work with synthetic wood-shake, ensuring the same unique look. Since we offer a personalized design, our roofs will work on complex roof contours and structures, allowing for creative expression and a custom fit.
Cedar Roofing Maintenance
Our job isn’t done when the roof is complete. We offer a spray preservative treatment with regular maintenance to ensure the longevity of your roof.
Consulting
Brian offers consulting, design and project management services for your Storybook project.
Insurance Valuations
Roofing Artisans will work with you and your insurance company to make sure that your damaged Storybook roof, either from a fallen tree, hail or wind is properly valued. Roofing Artisans will also work with you through insurance arbitration if that need arises.
Appraisals
Need help knowing the value of your Storybook home? Contact Roofing Artisans to make sure that your Storybook roof is properly insured with an accurate replacement value.
Choose Roofing Artisans to Design Your Storybook Dream
At Roofing Artisans, we specialize in the design and installation of Storybook roofs, wherever your project is located. From mild-coursing to heavy-coursing, custom patterns, random and patterned wave-coursed roofs, no project is out of reach. Let Roofing Artisans install the Storybook roof of your dreams. As the Premier Storybook Roofing Contractor in the country, Roofing Artisans is known for its Artistry, Craftsmanship, and obsessive attention to detail, and delivers Roofing Artistry every time!
Contact Roofing Artisans For Your Storybook Roofing Project today!
What Makes Storybook Roofs Unique?
Storybook architecture creates a sense of enchantment, often reminiscent of fairy tales and European architecture styles, such as the Cotswold Cottage. Storybook roofs possess a distinct charm due to their undulating patterns, rolled eaves, barrel ridges, and rolled roof edges. What makes these roofs stand out is their atypical design, three-dimensional architecture-style, and other elements such as steep pitches, and asymmetric, swooping gables. Unlike regular, symmetrically-patterned roofs, and A-frame architecture, Storybook roofs might also feature a mix of materials, including various types of stone and cedar-wood shingles.
The craftsmanship required to create such roofs requires century-old techniques that allow the roof to seem as though it has been organically-shaped rather than constructed. Roofing Artisans has also developed a design and patterning process that combines traditional installation methods while using some modern technology, to create its beautiful Storybook roofs. This craftsmanship also lends to increased longevity, with roofs that will last 60 years or more, far longer than traditionally constructed roofs. Properly maintained, your Storybook roof can last a century! This fairy tale-inspired aesthetic creates a unique roof that captures the imagination and transports homeowners to a time of myth and legend.
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FAQs
What is a Storybook home?
Storybook homes were built primarily at the beginning of the 20th Century in the United States, and were inspired by the Cotswold Cottage homes from Cotswold, England. This type of architecture showcases barrelled eaves, barrelled ridges, barrelled rakes, rolled hips and rolled valleys. Often you’ll see dormers with siding that transitions onto the roof, for a beautiful organic look. These European masterpieces elicit imagery that you might only see in Children’s books and Fairytale stories. These homes often feature elements such as steep gabled roofs, turrets, half-timbering, and leaded glass windows. At Roofing Artisans, our master Storybook builders will craft you the roof of your dreams.
How long does it take to install a Storybook roof?
The time required to build a Storybook roof can vary greatly depending on the size of your Storybook roof project, and the complexity of the design, and the level of customization. A typical Storybook roof installation will take 3-4 months.
Can you customize the design of a Storybook roof?
Yes. Every Storybook roof installation is unique and one-of-a kind. Your Storybook Roof project is only limited by your budget and imagination! At Roofing Artisans, Brian Calamita will work with you to help you design the ideal Storybook roof, focused on highlighting your home's architectural features, and creating unique Art that captures the beauty of your Storybook home.
How much does it cost to build a Storybook roof?
The cost to install a Storybook roof varies widely based on geographic location, quality and quantity of materials used, the size of your Storybook roof, the intricacy of design, travel and logistics. The cost of each Storybook roofing project requires a separate valuation.