Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-07-03
AUGUSTA IRON ROOFING
AND
PAINT COMPANY,
MANUFACTURERS OF
IRON, TIN, AND CANVASS ROOFING,
SCOUTING, &c.
G. W. MAY IL CO., ........... PROPRIETOR
G. NJ. HATTON--......... .....SUPEINTENDENT.
IRON ROOFING

IRON ROOFING
is no longer a new thing. as many suppose. but
has been used in many places in Europe and
the United States for more than fifty years, and
would be almost universally used If it could
have been afforded heretofore at as low a cost
as now, and had as good material and perfect
mode of construction been known and used
such as are embraced in the Augusta Iron Roof
ing and Paint.
NONE BUT THE VERY BEST REFINED
IRON IS USED
in our roofing. This iron we have manufac-
tured especially for our own use, and all imper-
feet sheets are thrown out. The iron is paint
ed on both sides with
IRON-CLAD PAINT.
This paint has proved to be the best roofing
tation of fifteen years standing throughout the
United States. 1t is especially adapted
protection to iron. tin or wood. We apply the
third coat after the roof is put on, and il will
last for years without deterioration.
ITS ADvANTAG ES OVER SHINGLES.
Shingles were once made of the best selected
timber and lasted longer than now; they are
now made mostly of limbs. odd cuttings and
such timber as cannot be made into anything
else, and are short-lived at best and frequent
ly leak rain or fine snow. The average life of
sningle roofs is twelve years, and in towns
where coal is Use only ten years. Shingles are
old-fashioned and have seen their best days.
NINE-TENTHS OF THE FIRES OCCUR ON
The ROOFS.
People are now guarding against fire more
than ever before, to prevent loss and increase
happiness. Insurance is about one-third less in
case Of an iron roof.
ITS ADVANTAGES OVER SLATE.
Slate roofing is very costly, all things being
considered. slate roofing will cracs by freeZ-
ing and thawing, and from heat of adjacent
nres viii crumble and slide. and viii blow of.
Six or seven times as heavy as iron, it requires
strong and expensive structure TO bear it up,
and an extreme pitch, which makes a large
amount of sur;ace; they often cause building
to settle out of shape and the rule of measure
ment is always greater than iron roo Ding. Slate
roofs are condemned at many places. Many
people say they want no more slate roof, and
many architects advise customers not to have
slate roof
CISTERN WATER.
Those using the water from this roofing will
be very much pleased to fnd how much clean
er the rain water is than from a dirty single
the wind Keeps it clean from all dirt, leaving
none to be washed in the cistern.
HOW LONG WILL IT LAST?
We have frequently been asked how long our
roofing will last and we answer by saying that
every person knows that as long as iron does
not rust it will last. and as it is kept painted it
will not rust. There is never any wear on the
under side to wear the paint off, and il the up
per side is painted every ten or twelve years,
We do not see any reason to prevent its lasting
one hundred ears,
Our roofing is all made in the factory, and put |
up in packages of 100 square feet, painted on |
both sides, cleats and paint enough to give 1t !
one heavy coat afte. the roofs laid. /
WE CALL THE ATTENTION
of the public to the following iacts:-
We order our goods in car load lots; thereby |
SECURING the lowest manufacturers rates and |
also the lowest transportation rates. We keep |
constantly employed
FROM TWENTY TO TWENTY-FIVE
first class workmen including master timers,
roofers, and painters. Our facilities are SUCH |
that doing an immense business, we are able to |
operate on the wholesale plan; thereby saving |
to customers the large profits of the middle !
men. Within the past month we have doubled I
our shop room, and are in every way prepared
to m eet the increasing demand of the trade.
These are some of the reasons we can do work |
cheaply and well. and they are some of the rea- |
sons why we can afford to do it
CHEAPER AND BETTER
than any similar concern now operating in |
Virginia. We EN- ploy none but the best mate |
rial and most skilled workmen, enjoying spe- |
cial advantages in the purchase of goods,
AND GUARANTEE
every job we do, both in price and quality
Send in your orders to
GEO. w. MAY d CO.,
junel2 Staunton, Va.