The Bronx Zoo: Elephant House
Roof Replacement

The copper roof of this New York City Landmark (built in 1908) was in need of repair. Time was tight. The project needed to be started immediately following the Zoo's Holiday Light Show in January and completed prior to the start of the Spring season.

SEABOARD:

• Closely coordinated all work with the Zoo's animal keepers, to ensure that the many animals who lived in the House were kept safe
  
  
• Securely performed all work during the frigid winter months, while the Zoo remained open to the public
  
  
• Removed the old copper roof, exposing the original terra cotta roof tiles and rotted wooden battens, and then painstakingly installed new sections of battens and new interlocking copper panel segments. The shape of the Dome roof required special care, artistry and craftmanship
  
  
• Installed built-in gutters, with a wood trough, copper-lined and hidden from view by decorative terra cotta cornices
  
  
• Restored the Elephant House roof to its original state of beauty and grandeur, worthy of its stately tenants.