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Colorado Cabin By Mark Robins, Senior Editor
A metal roof, natural materials and wooden logs make for an attractive home
The exterior of a mountain home near Grand Junction, Colo., features a striking combination of natural materials—14-inch diameter logs and metal roof panels from Woburn, Mass.-based RHEINZINK
America Inc. The 3,400-square-foot residence doubles as a fi shing lodge for the owners, and features life-like images of a rainbow trout and cut- throat trout pounded from RHEINZINK and mounted on its exterior.
Natural materials For this house, architects Mike Burgoyne, AIA, and Rehn Hassell, AIA, at Yunker Associates Archi- tecture, Minneapolis, wanted to use completely natural materials. Approximately 8,900 square feet of pre-weathered graphite-gray RHEINZINK
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comprised the double-lock standing seam roof and select interior applications. Blue-grey was used for the RHEINZINK gutter system. The panels’ life span exceeds almost all other roofi ng materials and require virtually no maintenance. “Metal weathers naturally and thus never
needs refi nishing,” Burgoyne says. “It is entirely recyclable at the end of its life. It is fi reproof and easy to transport to a remote location for installa- tions such as this. All of these reasons made it the obvious choice for a long-lasting, low-maintenance building element.” Designers initially considered natural copper, but decided not to use it because of a concern about bleeding onto the log walls. Pre-fi nished steel and aluminum were rejected because they don’t weather well. “We wanted all materials to blend into the en-
vironment,” Burgoyne says. “The RHEINZINK fell so naturally into that approach. The patina process
begins quickly and the material dulls down to look like it’s been there for a long time.” Complementing the metal are naturally stained
logs from Pioneer Log Homes, Hamilton, Mont., which are very weathered, unlike typical log home logs that are highly polished and stained red or brown. The home was built primarily of solid hewn and dove-tailed Douglas Fir logs, but every surface is wood of some form or another. Additionally, natu- ral stone from Select Stone, Bozeman, Mont., was used for the base and the chimneys. RHEINZINK metal was also used in cabinetry
inside where fi shing equipment and raingear is stored. Warm air can be directed through the cabi- netry to dry waders and boots for the next round of fi shing or snowshoeing.
A lot of snow Grand Junction is an area known for receiv-
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