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Have tried bending a sheet of metal
But it's not really looking nice or good, what can be done, should you maybe just paint the curve in line with the sheets with cold bitumen, I don't want it to rain on the edge of the wall so the plaster cracks. I think it looks terrible or some rubber or what good solutions do you have?
 
  • A stucco wall with a black metal cap, in front of a modern white house with a dark roof. Uneven ground and cracks appear in the foreground.
  • White stucco wall with a metal edge in a residential area, concerns about weatherproofing the curve. Cloudy sky and road in the background.
  • White plastered wall with uneven metal sheet on top for rain protection, adjacent to a road and sidewalk, with a pillar box next to it.
  • A white plastered wall with a metal sheet cover on top, located along a street with a nearby utility box and overcast sky.
  • A white plastered wall with a black metal cap, adjacent to a house and surrounded by a dirt path and greenery.
I'm not a tinsmith, but I've watched a lot of different sheet metal works when we were redoing the roof of our house. If you look at the rounded sections of the towers in the picture. Couldn't you similarly go over to laying sheets of metal, one by one, and join them until you've gone over the curve and it becomes straight again?

Red building with green copper roof and rounded towers, featuring a clock. Discussion on metalwork and roofing techniques.
 
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Marlen Eskilsson Marlen Eskilsson said:
Now, I'm not a tinsmith, but I've looked a lot at various sheet metal works when we were redoing the roof on our house. If you look at the rounded parts of the towers in the picture. Couldn't you, in a similar way, lay sheets of metal, one by one and join them together until you have come over the curve and it becomes straight again?

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Yes, maybe it will have to be something like that, I'll have to test it, wanted something continuous but sure, :)
 
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You probably won't get away without a fals in that situation. However, if you place the fals on the top side, it becomes quite invisible.
Then you probably need to make sure that the longitudinal buckling of the sheet continues at the corner so it doesn't become an eyesore.
You'll probably have to swallow your pride and take a trip to the local plåtslageri. Hard to get right without the proper tools and skill.
 
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C cpalm said:
You probably can't avoid a seam in that situation. However, if you place the seam on the top side, it becomes quite invisible.
Then you probably need to ensure that the longitudinal bend in the metal continues in the corner so it doesn't become an eyesore.
You might have to swallow your pride and take a trip to the local sheet metal workshop. Difficult to get right without the proper tools and skills.
But can't you just ditch metal entirely and use something else? I'm not tied to metal.
 
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kristofer12345 kristofer12345 said:
But can't you just skip metal altogether and have something else? I'm not stuck on metal,,
Do you mean just in the corner, or are you thinking of removing all the metal on the entire wall?
Natural stone is nice, but expensive and also not so easy to work with.
 
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Put tiles instead of the sheet metal.
 
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C cpalm said:
Do you mean just in the corner, or are you thinking of removing all the sheet metal from the entire wall?
Natural stone is nice, but expensive and not so easy to work with.
No, just in the corner, no not stone either, I have the sheet metal and the sheet metal matches the house's sheet metal, I was thinking more like painting it with cold asphalt, or rubber or something else
 
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Bjerke88 Bjerke88 said:
Lay roof tiles instead of the sheet metal.
It will be a bit different from the house then..right?
 
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kristofer12345 kristofer12345 said:
was thinking more like painting it with cold asphalt, or rubber or something else
Sure, but it will also look terrible. ;)
 
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C cpalm said:
Well sure, but it's going to look terrible. ;)
Hmm, if I take the same sheet that's on the sides and cut out small pieces and lay them over the edge, since it's not directly bendable... it might look nice.
 
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I was going to order from the tinsmith. Your sheet metal has no drip edge, so you will experience peeling over time anyway.
 
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S sinuslinus said:
I would order from the sheet metal worker. Your metal sheet has no drip edge, so you will get plaster detachment over time anyway.
Agree. Not particularly nice even on the straight part.
 
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S sinuslinus said:
I would order from the tinsmith. Your sheet metal has no drip edge, so you will get plaster detachment over time regardless.
No, I know, but I have built a spacer underneath so it flexes out a bit from the wall, as you are right about this.
 
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kristofer12345 kristofer12345 said:
Hmm, if I take the same sheet as on the sides and cut out small pieces and lay them over the edge, because it is not directly bendable... could it look nice..
In my opinion - no.
 
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