Not acceptable at all. It needs to be torn out and re-done by someone who takes a little bit of pride in their work.

I agree. The fingers prints will be gone in a matter of weeks. But the dents/bends are unacceptable.

I'm not a roofer, but it looks awful to me. I don't think that whoever did that is actually a metalworker, certainly not an experienced one. Maybe an apprentice's work? Also, I'm not sure, but it looks as if there are actually gaps in it in places. Finally, it is not constructed at all in the same way as your sample picture--there are seams where there shouldn't be, for instance, and other differences that I think would affect its integrity and functionality.

The problem, of course is the curve. Strikingly beautiful in the example picture, but infinitely more difficult to execute. You may not be able to find anyone locally who can duplicate what you want. In that case, I guess you could consider doing it with straight panels. Wouldn't look as good, but would be A LOT easier to build.

I have the same style roof on my porch. It does not look like that at all. It seems to me that your copper appears very thin or am I imagining things? Could that be the reason for the dents? As I stated on a recent thread, we hired a gentleman that specialized in copper roofs only. You may want to consult someone else and get their professional opinion.

I'm sorry I'm unable to take a picture of my roof for you at this time, but when I get a chance in a week or so I will. Good luck!

I see curved bay roofs all over the place here and they look much better executed than that. Have you shown it to the GC, what does he say?

Crap!

Rip it out and start over.

Here's what it should look like:

Keep in mind that untreated, it will age into a dark brown, green tinged colour.

Thanks, everyone. That's what I felt, too, but good to know the sentiment here is the same. Hopefully, the GC will agree, too, when they see it Monday. I will ask the GC to have the roofer send someone else more experienced to redo it. I don't think the dents can be fixed, so perhaps they'll have to rip it out and start over.

@eventhecatisaboy - I don't know what gauge was used, or what the proper gauge is. But thanks for that point.

@worthy - Yes, that's the exact web image I found too, and which I referenced above as the way I wanted it.

Thanks all, and have a great weekend!
Jamie

wow... the GC doesn't have to agree. he just has to do what you tell him.
i can't see how anyone would think that was a good job. good luck!

Thanks for everyone's opinions here. Because of that, I was able to confidently demand it be redone. The roofing subcontractor owner looked at it and agreed, and sent his senior craftsman to do a new one, which is looking great.

And he's wearing gloves, of course... Beware of finished copper workers who don't!

I'm wondering, I have a roof of about 3600 ft^2. What would it cost to get a cool copper roof for that?

How were you intending to keep the copper polished? Otherwise, why are you worried about gloves when it's going to patinate naturally anyway, thanks to environmental factors.
swampwiz: About $19,000-$20,000
Casey

I think a copper roof would run you closer to $25-$30K.

The copper edges should be inserted into reglets cut into the brick.

It looks field assembled. It should be fabricated in a shop.

Here is a link that might be useful: a shop fabricated unit