Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-20
SHINGLE ROOFS
THAT WILL LAST
Government Expert Gives For
muia For Preserving All
Classes of Wood.
APPARATUS VERY SIMPLE.
Old Boiler and Fire Form Chicf Equip
neutrality-suspicious. WI
supply Details.

CuueJ HG warped ah.nE.. ou roofs
of suburban and country houses are %
common but NOT pleasing Ight boo an
parts of tha country whore buildings
9rr covered with wood. Shingles warp
and curl because after wetung
and thrv get many-thc upper side dries
first tH fcw years The roof leaks. de-
Gays and must come on. Many years
gFo farmers made what they called
their everlasting roofs OF white pine.
cedar. and black walnut shingles. free
from sap. rived with o. frow and shaved
with "a drawing knife such shingles
cannot now be- had. FOR the fine straight
grained timber necessary nor thoir mani
ufacturn Is scarce and very expensive.
WOOD GETTING SCARCE.
Formerly good wood was plentiful
and shingles cheap 10 costs more 90
replace "a lcaky roof now. and earnest
search has been mad for ways to check
tho warpiug and decay of shingles. and
make the roof last longer
The forest service has studied the
shingle problem along with that of the
preservation of farm timber IL BE-
found that shingles treated with creo-
soto hy "a special process which the
~ NAf" iINH llIh NIiNNNH warp UAI NIIIIn
and decay slowly because wuter BE- kent
out of tho tissues of the wood one
such roof win outlJst two or three lrft
in the natural state 90 curl spring
leaks, and fan to pieces. The creosote
used iF nothing more than dead OH Of
coal tar but &c keeps water from enter
NIX the pores OF the wood and renders
70 Immune to decay Tor a long time.
A roof OF that kind costs a little more
at first but 81 lis cheaper in the long
run. Woods which are usually classed
as inferior. such as lOblolly pine beech
sycamore. and others which are quick
oecaylng. readily take tho prcservativc
treatment ana are given a largely m-
creased value.
APPARATUS SIMPLE.
Tho preserving apparatus ls neither
expensive nor hard 90 operate one
such outfit win serve several farmers
The main items are am iron tank 1an oId
engine boiler viii do) with presorvatiro
MUD in Il and fire under &C.. and uu-
other tank OF cold preservative. The
shingles Or other woods 20 be treated
are Immersed for a sufficient time in
the hot CreOsote. and then ln the cold
Fun details OF the operation are given
10 applicants FOR information bv mo
forest service at Washington
shingles are one Of the most impor-
tant lumber products IN this country
i-asl year nearly ~ 600 600 600 wore
made Even this enormous number was
a heavy falling or from the total OF fha
year before. II is a significant fact
that ne chief source OF shlnglo suupiv
Is now the forests of the far north
west from which shingles are brought
oven 90 New York. The eastern sources
or supply are not able 20 meet the east
ein demand. II is there foro fortunate
that shingles are so easily given pre-
sentative treatment BY which their lie
Is heightened.
COLoRTNG PROCESS.
Many handsome residences In all
parts OF the country have their sides
ana gables covered with shingles This
architectural use often calls for stain /
ing or painting iu harmonious colors |
such coloring is less frequently seen on /
ROOFS Where II does NOT last long. be- 1
cause rain Washes 1t on
The forest service has been expori- /
menting in this field also. and has /
found that stains may be carried into /
inc shingles along with the preserve /
lives by the new process. The COLOR /
lng matter is mixed with the creosotc /
reaches every fiber which the creosote 1
touches. and lasts as long as the Greco 1
sote lasts-and that as "a long time Such /
stain docs not easily weather ont I
whether on walls. gables. or ROOF n Is /
expected to prove much superior 20 ho /
"id way of staining or painting the /
surface only