The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-05-04
WHY NOT ZINC ROOFING?
HAS MANY ADVANTAGES
LOOKS BETTER, LASTS LONGER,
NEEDS NO PAINT AND
is CHEAPER.

A very important part of house is
its roof and that is an essential that
every house must have. Then why not
consider the zinc roof. which has won
the highest praise in European coun-
tries where it has been most popular
for more than hundred years.
1t is lighter than lead or tile or slate
roofing and therefore requires far less
to support it,
1t will last as long as any of these
and costs no more to build.
Ages of exposure to winds and
weather do not injure the zinc roof 1t
stands the tests of time and after a
century of service is still good and
can be used again or sold for other
uses.
There are no repairs needed, no
painting or patching. as in the case of
some other kinds of roofing. Just put
on the zinc and let it alone
Zinc for roofing is always new be
cause it cannot rust, and. being pre-
oxidized. it maintains the same beau
tiful soft gray color permanently.
Other Good Qualities.
Zinc is lighter than other roofing
material cannot crack like tile or slate,
nor warp. curl, rot or burn like wood.
1t is cool in summer. and forms an ex-
celent protection against fire and
lightning The zinc shngle admits of
artistic qutlities such as are ordinarily
considered lacking in zinc roofs, thus
making 1t competitor for all roofing
jobs, including residences as well as
public and semi-public buildings.
Unless all signs fail. the day of the
zinc single is dawning. The metal
has too many good qualities and too
few drawbacks not TO assume an i'm
portant place in the roofing world
Before you put on a new roof or re-
pair an old one. consider zinc. And
don't be satisfied with the advice of a
carpenter or architect who has not
given the matter attention. Go to
some one who can give you real, SEN
sible advice when it comes to as i'm
portant matter as covering a house.
Learn About Zinc.
The United States produces more
zinc than any other country, but of all
the progressive countries of the world
it is the least appreciative of the SUI
perior qualities of zinc for roofing and
other purposes well known and much
valued in Europe.
Education is necessary to acquaint
the people generally with the uses and
advantages of zinc roofing now little
batf
little appreciated.
Why not urge American architects
contractors and builders, everywhere,
to consider zinc, to use it. to give it
more prominence, to let it prove its
worth? Talk zinc, until it's worth be-
comes known and it's values apprecia-
ted: until it is used on the great build
ings of the country and for other de-
sirable purposes.
More than 100000 tons of sheet zinc
are used annually for roofing pVr-
poses in Europe, and zinc now is rec
ognized there as the most durable and
desirable roofing material.
They have learned through more
than a hundred years of experience
with zinc that it makes the best roof
and that when it is placed on build
ing there will be no roofing troubles
for at least a century.
No Repairs Necessary.
In America public buildings have not
been erected with the same idea of
permanence as they have in Europe. |
While many structures have been built |
of a practically permanent nature as
regards foundation, walls and interior
divisions, the roof often is constructed |
of cheap material that has to be re- !
placed every few years. Had such |
buildings been covered with zinc no
repairs would be necessary; the roof |
would have lasted as long as the rest !
of the building. While America is
somewhat slow to adopt zinc for roof |
ing, it will adopt it in course of time, !
and this action can be FASTENED by CO. |
operative effort on the part of those |
who are interested in zinc mining |
smelling and manufacturing.
Once tried, zinc roofing will stand |
every test and find favor throughout |
this country for it has proven itself |
the very best OF roofing material IN all
localities where it has been tested, and |
the universal satisfaction that has fol- |
lowed its use, when properly laid, has
caused those who have given intelli-
gent thought to the matter to regard it
as the coming roof for all public build |
ings and many privately-owned strue-
lures.
Sheet Zinc Too High.
One of the drawbacks to the rapid |
increase of zinc roofing has been the
high prices charged by sheet metal |
manufacturers for the metal. With |
slab zinc at less than cents a pound |
there is no reason for the present |
prices which most zinc single and |
sheet zinc manufacturers are asking |
It is to their interest to make the prices
low and encourage the use of zinc roof
ing. especially at the beginning of its |