The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1883-10-25
IRON ROOFING.

IRON ROOFING.
no longer n new thing, many suppose, but
has been used in many places in Europe and the
would be almost universally used if it could
have been afforded heretofore at as low q 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 manufactured
sheets are thrown out. The iron is painted on
both sides with
IRON CLAD PAINT
This paint has proved to be the best roofing
paint in the world. 1t has an established repu-
tation of fifteen Years standing throughout The
United States. 1t is especially adapted as pro-
lection to iron, tin wood. We apply the third
coat after the roof is put on, and it will last for
years without deterioration.
ITS ADVANTAGES O YER 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 frequently
leak rain or fine snow. The average life ofshin-
gle roofs is twelve years, and in towns where
fashioned and have seen their best days.
NLNE-IENII7A or 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 Tess in
case of an iron roof.
ITS ADVANTA GES OYER SLATE.
Slate roofing is very costly, all things being
considered. Slate roofing will crack by freezing
and thawing and from heat of adjacent fires
will crumble and slide, and will blow off. six
strong and expensive structure to bear it up, and
an extreme pitch, which makes large amount
OF surface; they often cause building to settle
out of shape, and the rule of measurement is
are condemned at many places. Many people say
they want no more slate roof, and many archi-
tects advise customers not to have slate roof.
czsTERN WATER.
be very much pleased to find how much cleaner
the rain water is than from dirty shingle or
gravel roof The covering being smooth, the
wind keeps it clean from all dirt, leaving none
to be washed in the cstern.
HOWLONG WILL 1T LASTs
We have frequently been asked how long our
roofing will last and 1--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 if the up
per side is painted every ten or twelve years,
we do not see any reason to prevent its lasting
one hundred years.
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 it |
one heavy coat after the roof is laid.
WECALL THE ATTENTION
of the public to the following facts
We order our goods in carload 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 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
our shop room, and are, in every way, prepared
10 meet the increasing demands 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 Vfr-
ginia. We employ none but the best material
and most skilled Wofkmen, enjoying special adj
tages in the purchase of goods,
AND GUARANTEE
every job we do, both in price and quality Send
I'm your orders to GEO.W MAY & Co,
june7- Staunton, Va