Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-08-14
IRON ROOFING

IRON ROUTING
is no longer a new thing, as many suppose, but
has been used in many places in Europe and
the United Sta ties for more than fifty years, and
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 mauufac-
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 hest roofing
paint In the world. Ithas an established lepu-
tation of fifteen years standing throughout the
United States. 1t is especially adapted as
third coat after the roof is put on and it will
last for years without deterioration.
ITS ADVANTAGES OVER SHINGLES.
Shingles wers once made of the best selected
timber and lasted longer than now they
now made mostly of limbs, odd cuttings and
such timber as cannot be made into anything
else, and are short-lived at best, end frequent
| ~ leak rain or hne snow. The average life of
sh1ngle 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
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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 root.
ITS ADVANTAGES OVER SLATE.
Slate roofing is very costly all things being
considered. Slate roofing will crack by freeZ-
ing and thawing, and from heat of adjacent
nres will crumble and Slide and will blow off.
Six or seven times as heavy as iron, 1t requires
a strong and expensive structure TO bear 1t up.
and an extreme pitch, which makes a large
amount of surface; they often cause building
to settle out of shape. and the rule of measure
ment is always greater than iron roofing. 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 ouch pleased to find 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 ked 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 pain ted it
will not rust, There is never any wear on the
under side 10 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 ali 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 ate: the roof is laid.
WE CALL 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 ciass' 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
our shop room, and are, in every way, prepared
to meet the increasing demands of the trade.
These are some of the reasons we can do work
cheaply and we'll. and tn ey 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 employ 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 & CO.,
1unelz stanton, Va.