Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-10-28
Nnuse Covering.

TNHE 'Uhscribers beg leave again IL r,ms
u before ths public IN the subject ofthei.
improved plan %, hous~ covering with Tin nis,e,
sheet IRON, &c. Having recYn,iv passe THOUGH
NIL the Atlantic States and Cities and collected
considerable information ~ 10 the various mo-
thods pursued in making FIRE proof house..
they have no hesitation In recomme ndinx tin,
plate ne greatly preferable 10 any other mate
rial used in house oovsripg, eIcspt eopps,,
making a water ss wells $50 fire proof roof A. -
the different ways resoVtsd 10 10 putting on the
lin. weknowingly say they have fsied through
most Of the noY,herD S,Ate.--iha workman
having invariably nailed through thu locks u
tho Tin. and although the heads of,he mills ars
covered IN tho locks, yet their bod on are expo
sed and washed by every rain, and will certain
" rust off in \ reasonable time. And again,
thr tin, being confined on each side. cannot
accommodate itself to the swelling and shrink
ing of tho plank. which, however veil the
plank may be dried. will give more or less in
leug wet or dry spells. In tbrr changes the
nails are either drawn, or the lin torn, thereby
making leaks Owing 20 these well known fse,s
lin, asa covering for houses has long since
been abandoned in all tho eastern and northern
States. On our improved plan. We confne the
ito ON without mailing through the locks. By
which means nail can nsver get wet and
rust and ihe tin MOI being confined by mailing
ihroughtlc locks, II hasa little more room 10
play or accommodate itself ~ the changes in
the plank. II nevertheless lay. on perfectly
smooth and close, and is 40 securely fa.iened
that -, wonld require the strength ola man 10
pull one sheet from iis POSITION. This plum is
particularly we'll adapted 10 old houses, W here
the shee'iog IL tolerable good. Noth,og ,nors
is required than 80 take Off tho old shingles,
knock down the old mails, aud puf on the tin
. als 4 prliv m ali & Q
roof
TO ascertain the durability Of tio as n cover.
ING, we have been NJ far North as Montreal
and Qrebec. A. least three fourths Of these
two Cities. AZ well ~ the greater Part of the
good bindings in Loser Canada. are covered
with thy" hhve seen hundreds of houses.
known to have been covered from 30 to 81
years. and the tin appeared n bright AZ the DAY
il vas pun on. We have also seen great nun
bers Of houses covered so long ago that The pre
sent inhabitants 1now not when u was DOM,
hut believed 20 he upwards OF one hundred ears .
anh yet III perfect .tpte of repair. From per:
soma observation, We havebnt itlle doubt thas
I'm were put on IN 4 proper manner, on toler-
able sisn'ing root, IL would last two or <hree
hundred years. Al respects our patent impru-
we'd plan, IL has b-en received with the great
est appreciation, from Name 10 Georgia, and
as far West as ST. LoIis, Missouri. We might
also add, that, white we make the most perfect
water as well as Gre proof roofs, itis less iinble
I, damage Than any covering whatever, AMI
withan tho cheapest Gre proof covering now in
use.
| We have ompow cred Mcssrs. William Smith Of
Richmond, Va. Peter w. Ware. of Chariot es-
| vile, Va. Thomas Jordan, Of Petersburg. Va;
Jane. MARITIME, OF Fay ettyilie. North Carolina /;
snd Samuel Pesrce, Columbia, S. Carolina !;
either Of whom is prepared to do work on our
plans. Or we 20 ourselves. one or two
hundred miles from Lynehbarg, aud execute
work. BURD Il TlLDEN.
| Oct % 81