Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-05-25
SUBSTITUTE ron GLASS.


The Nuassrous Advantages Of the Co Called
Wire-w owe RooGng.
The introduction Of material COM
bining all the advantages Of glass with
none OF the corresponding disadvant-
ages arising from its brittleness will be
hailed with interest by every class Of
the public, who suffer daily In one
form or another from the fragile ma
ture OF the article 1t IL now sought to
supersede. The transparent wire-wove
roofing. which is translucent. pliable
as leather, and unbreakable. has for
its basis u web Of fine iron wire. with
warp and welt threads about one
twelfth of an inch apart. This netting
is covered on both sides with a thick
translucent varnish. containing large
percentage Of linseed oil. The process
of manufacture is conducted by dipping
the sheets into deep tanks containing
the composition until the required
thickness Is obtained; the sheets are
then dried in heated chamber, and
after being stored for some time till
thoroughly set, are ready for use. The
sheets can be made any color desired,
and range from .nber to pale brown.
The roofing is very pliable; and bend
ing backwards 4 forwards without
any injury, Ready afapts itself 20
curves or angles In root &. The new
material is not only waterproof. nut 10
unaffected by steam, the heat OF the
sun. frost. hail, rain. or indeed atmos-
pheric changes ofany kind. Being non
conduc buildings. winter-gardens
and similar structures remain cool In
summer and warm in winter. Owing
to its lightness as compared with glass
only half pound per square loot
considerable economy In the iron or
timber framing designed to carry II
can be secured. whilst saving In car
riage is obtained in addition to safety.
Turning now to the question OF cost.
Wire-wove roofing is more expensive
in first cost than ordinary glass; but
the many advantages. both In erection
and maintenance. already set forth
will, in the opinion OF those interested
in the question, more than counter
balance the primary additional outlay.
A material that requires no glazing.
can be cut with sc.s ,Ors and fixed with
zinc nails, is an economical one to erect.
For churches, passages, staircases.
special colored varieties to simulate
glass similarly prepared are manufac-
tured. Both the Admiralty and War
Office have awaited themselves OF the
advantages to be derived from the en-
ployment OF the new roofing material;
whilst it may be added that the Royal
AQUARIUM at Westminster Is entirely
covered with it.
A list of the many and varied uses
to which the wire-wOve roofing may be
applied would be a long one; amongst
others, may be mentioned: Roofs o,
g cotton mills, explosive and other fac
tories, workshops of all classes. brew
? cries, printing-works. railway stations,
> exhibitions. cricket pavilions. lawn
: teams courts, verandas. porches and
covered ways. lighthouses, engine-rooH
a skylights. Conservatives. ferneries
7 garden-frames and summer-hOuses
kiosks. stables. loose-boxes for horses
and cattle, barns. cowhouses and shep
q herds houses, pheasantries. poultry
: runs, lighthouses and kennels, sky
v lights, markets. schools. laundries
portable buildings. temporary struct'
ures, hospital and military huts, and
: all other buildings requiring to be light
= and dry.-Chambers journal.