Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-09-17
P. u. WARE,
Y PLATE WORKER

NN fla Il WOh n LIZ, DcGy
! Il the public square, Charlottesville,
IS prepared to execute all o0rk in his
hne promptly, faithfully and on very
+ reasonable terms. He would respect
i, july ask share ofthe public patron-
/ agel and inform his friends and the
/ putf'c an general thot, having been ap-
pointed by the patentees, IN Lynchburg .
Of fhe new and highly approved method
GfeoUer,ng houses ,cith tin, he sciN be
grateful for arg favors in that line
| Me joltoacing are the remarks of the
I'centors IN regard to his appointment,
lie. &c.
have hereby appointed and en-
powered MIR. Peter U. Ware, of the
Town OF Charlottesville, Va. to cover
| houses uH n,,. R;-Ia-d s Tildonh
patent improved plan of COVERING with
tin, which Tor its decided advantages
over all other methods of putting on
tin, deserves the patronage OF the pub
lie.
On this plan, in covering old hous->
es, to which it is particularly adapted,
nothing more IS required than to take
off the old shingles, break down the
old nails. and put on the tin, being SO
perfect, that whatever may be the state
of the shee,ing plank in reason, per-
fectly water proof as well az fire proof
roof, is readily secured, that will last
according to the best information on
the subject, one hundred years.
Another very decided advantage of
this method of covering is, that what
ever may be the state OF the sheetiug,
whether green just from the mill or dry,
1t matters not
The plan of putting the tin on Is
such, that while it lays on smooth and
even it will never change it's position
whatever may be the swelling or shrink
age of the plank, TO which it is attach
ed, making at once perfectly water
proof roof that will remain SO as long
as it lasts.
As to the use Of TiE as covering,
it has been long used in many parts Of
the world, and is believed to be the
best where well known, except copper
1t has however fallen into disuse In
some parts of the United States wholly
on account of the manner of its having
been put on, from six 20 twelve nails
being driven through every sheet, con-
: finlng the sheet in such way as en-
, tlrely to prevent their accommodating
themselves as to the swelling or shrink
age of the plank.
However we'll the pianh may te kiln
) dried it will nevertheless expand or
shrink in change of weather, and in
soaking weather loosen the nails or
tear the tin, thereby creating numerous
leaks. And again, should the plank
be perfectly seasoned and the tin well
put on on the old method of covering,
while at least four of the heads of the
nails in each sheet are covered, their
shanks ale nevertheless washed by ev-
cry rain, and will most certainly rust
them off in reasonable number of
years TO the entire destruction of the
roof. On the patent plan not nail
passes through the tin but one, and
that at the upper edge, which is quite
covered by the next lap. The tin be-
ing fastened on equally secure without
driving any nail through it, which rem
ders it quite impossible that it should
leak one drop.
| The public may at once have the
most implicit confidence in the plan OF
covering here recommended, and as a
tin covering costs tolerabIy large
sum to put it on, it would be we'll to
have it perfectly we'll done. And,
would add, that on the present mode,
though it has the most decided advan-
iage over all other plans OF covering
known, the covering can nevertheless
be done on as cheap or cheaper terms
than on any other plan.
| have left certificates in the hands
of Mr.. Ware setting forth the advan-
tages Of the above plan.
BURD e. TILDON.
Sept. To- 81