Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-11-08
House Covering.

YEsHE .abseribers beg leave again u e. me
u before tie public on the subject OF their
improved plan oi house covering with ia plate
sb.et iron, &c. Having recently passe through
al the Atlantic Stairs aud Cities. aud collected
considerable information as To the various tDe
thads pursued ia mssmg FIRE proof houses.
they nave no hesitation 'n recommending TN,
pl.ie 10 gtehfly preferable 10 any other mate.
rial ossd ia honsr covering, except copper,
making = waite, =. welss . f,e pfoof foof A. 10
the different ways res red 10 10 putting on the
lin. Ne knowingly say 'hry nave Jailed through
most of The northern Siate.--ibe wBfkmfn
having Invariably ualled through The locks OF
ihr IN. aud Il hoBgh the heads II the aalIs are
coveted 10 the locks, yet their bodies are expo
sed and washed by every rain, aud will certain
~ rus OF ma reasonable time. And again,
The TN. being cop6ued on each side, oann Of
accommodate usel 10 The swelling aud shrink
ing Of the plank. @htci' however aell III
plank may be dried, will give mof. Or lrss IN
lonr wei % dfy spells. In these chang tie
naIs arr either drawn. Or the tin torn. thereby
making leak ORIng - these well known facts
TN as covering Tor hoascs has long since
hpen abandoned ~ all the eastern aud no tlern
Stalss On i,ur improved plan, ~ coG6ar the
Ito on without ualhug through the locks. by
which means uah can ncver get wei aud
rust nod he lin oal being eoafped by mailing
through tie 10 H.. T. ia, lltie more roomto
plaY or accommodate / sell - he hangs IN
The pink. II nevertheless LAYS on perfectly
smooth and close. aud Is 80 securely fastened
thai II would require the strength ola mau 10
pull one sheet fro u - position. ! his plan IS
particularly well adapted 10 old houses, " here
the shefllng Is ioletahle good. Nothing more
/. required lbaa In take of the old shingles.
IA i.
TO make II a perfectly water rs @ell Us fire proof
tooi.
10 ascertain the durability OF tin ms a cover
ing, NC have been M Tar North as Montreal
and q ebre. II least three lourths Of these
two Clues, Ms we'll as the greater par oil tne
good buildings IN Lower Canada. are covered
with tn---we nave seen hundreds of houses,
known To have been covered from 30 to 10
years, aud the tn appeared ~ bright Ms he day
II WAS put On. We ha.e nlAu seen great Mum
bers OF houses coy.,ci 30 long ago thar he pre-
sent inhabitants SNOW moi Huen u was done,
bntb'hete 10 benp~arhs oi M hundrc year,
Aud yet III pr 4 I tc ~ repair. From per
soma observation wchavebat itf,e douht, tbat
tn were put on N proper manner, on a toIcf-
abir slanII"s ROT it Wound lasl t"o or three
hundred icdrs. As respects our patent lmpro-
we'd p an, II rs been Z esed wan tue great
csl APPROPRIATION, RON Alh ne - Gtorga, aud
rs lar u est as 81. LopI., Missouri. We al ght
also add, that. allc we make tue most PEI feet
water hs we'll "s FIRE proof roofs, it's less liable
10 damage than nv coNrr ng ~hat yer, AMI
wiinall The cheapest hre proOi GOV my on IN
ute.
~ LA empowered Messr,. William Smith OF
H. Va; Peter ". War;, oi Ghnlnt es-
vi le, Va ; Ihon.s Jora,o. o. Petc shure Va.
jaime klaTtfnp. a. 1 a Httg4l,r Aurtu [ '1rui a.,
and 1amOe Prarcr, Colanba, RS. Ca,oina
phh of whom IS pfepar. L to do wota o. our
plan'. Or "e siligo our, Ives, one OF to
hundred miles from Lyn#np"e aoJ eAe,onr
work. BUkD ~ IlLDtN.
Oct. rs 81