More stories about Copper

• Voluntary CCA Ban Begins

  By Wendy Leibowitz. The most popular wood used for decks, gazebos, and playground equipment is treated with CCA, or chromated copper arsenate, to ward off termites and decay. The EPA's study should be released by the end of the year, he adds.

• Backfill: Slate Is Final

  Siding with slate

• Q&A: Life Expectancy of Metal Roofs

  Q. We're working on a 120-year-old house that still has its original standing-seam metal roof. A roof painter told the owner that this roof has 50 years of useful life left. Can a metal roof really last 170 years?

• Q&A: Copper Pipes and Armored Cable

  Q. If a copper water pipe is in contact with the metal sheathing of BX cable, can that contact cause the cable to corrode?

• Getting Water From a Well

  Dependable rural water supply starts with sizing the pump and using high-quality fittings. A master plumber explains the details.

• Q&A: Copper Roofing Over SIPs

  Q: Can copper roofing be installed over SIP roof panels? I have heard that high temperatures under copper roofing might damage the SIPs.

• Trade Talk: Growing Pains for Potable-Water PEX

  Although manufacturers of PEX tubing tout its many advantages, most plumbers still prefer copper

• Framing a Barrel-Vault Dormer

  A design-builder explains how he laid out, framed, and finished a large archtopped bumpout in a conventional gable roof.

• Backfill: Roofing With Gold

  Gold leaf roofing

• Q&A: Water Treatment for Acidic Water

  Q: In the April 2000 issue of JLC (Letters), Rex Cauldwell recommended treating acidic water that eats copper pipe. Our water has a pH of 6.2 and definitely eats copper. What kind of water treatment equipment do I need? retrofit; painting interior brick