Using welding techniques from the 1800s, they measure each new sheet of zinc so it fits the shape of the roof just right. Then they mount the often slippery roofs to affix the sheets to their new ...

It's not very aesthetic, but it helps us a lot.” Luigi Avrillas specialises in fitting zinc roofing and says it is the ideal material because it doesn’t become porous. “If it's properly ...

The roof was being moved by a crane from a lorry to a building structure when it got unhooked and fell on him ...

A foreign worker died when a zinc roof, which was being moved from a lorry by crane to a building structure got unleashed ...

A special spotlight is now shining on their little-noticed skills: UNESCO inscribed the zinc roof restoration techniques on its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage on Wednesday. ″The ...

PARIS (AP) — From before sunrise to after sunset, in slippery winters and scorching summers, the roof restorers of Paris toil away, replacing the zinc sheets that help define the city’s famous ...