New-York tribune., 1922-06-04

I tho character Of the house you build
determines the style of the roof, but
I the material used is entirely In The
hands Of the owner, though the archi-
tect and oontractor-builder may make
suggest'ons for roofing materials IN
the house spcclhcationf
There is 10 more prolific source Of
worry and expense than an unsatis.
factory roof-with rs succession Of
leaks, repairs. expensive upkeep. and
often early renewal, with possibly the
same chain Of unfortunate and costly
circumstances all over again.
Architccturally also tho roof is
generally one Of the outstanding feat
urcs Of construction. II should have
beauty of material and style as well
as durability.
According 10 the Copper and Brass
Research Association, New York,
copper roof on this house will never
need renewal. T. will last as long as
the very foundations % your house.
II needs no upkecp, repairs or paint
ing. II is freproof. 100 per cent.
Connected with the ground by the
downspout Is furnished a most de-
pendabe protection against lightning.
Copper Roofs Have Long Lives
Regarding copper for roofing. the
home owner may say, IT costs too
much" As you need pay for u only
once. IL will be cheaper In the end A
copper roof is economical because IL BE-
much the lightest weight roofing ma
terial. copper roof with the bc1uti-
ful old green protective coating the
weather-or the roofing contractor
(for IL is possible 20 color copper in
twenty-four hours quickly gives H..
enhances the appearance Of any struc-
ture
The copper roof on Trinity Church.
which stands az the head of Wall Street
on Broadway, has not cost penny for
repairs since it was applied IN isf6.
The copper roof on historical old
Faneuil Hall. Boston. was recently sub
iected 20 chemical tests after century
Of service and was found In perfect
condition
when the Naroya Temple Of Japan
was bull. In 1912, eighty years before
/ Columbus discovered America. 10 was
covered with a copper roof The roof
to-day is In perfect state Of preserva-
,ior
There are. Of course. other good
+ roofing materials. But time has proved
that copper Is the best known roofing
material to-day and while others may
perform satisfactorily you know that
copper positively will.
a mansard roof should he covered
with copper sheets. II this material is
20 be used. The standing seam type cf
construction is preferable. This con-
sists Of copper sheets In which ycr,icle
bends are made with forming tools on
the lcngthwiso edges. tho veriiclo bend
on one side being = inches and that
on the other being u, inches. a ~
inch verticle bend always adjoining
ono Of Ia inch. Copper cloats, nrmly
attached 20 the roofing boards beneath
the edge have a ! y inch vorticle, then
the verticles are locked together. The
seam so formed is fattened % a slight
degree and is again turned over form
ing a double lock.
Tho crosswise Joints are protected
against moisture by the application Of
linseed oil % the ends and By the
pitch Of the roof n type Of construc-
ton doing away with the soldering
and allowing ample play for expansion
and contraction. Each section is hold
in place a. the ridge and az the gutter
with copper cleats.
When the slope Of the roof Is three
inches or less 10 the foot i is neces'
sarv. when roofing with copper, 10
solder the crosswise seams. The sheets
arc laid In precisely the same manner
as described In the foregoing para
craphs. except that the crosswise edges
aro well timed. held together with
timed copper clcats and sweated iuil
Of solder.
The standing seam allows lateral ex-
mansion and contraction m the snace
between the two vcrticle sections above
the plane Of the roof and below tho
locked seam. The fat seam form .ot
roofing with copper is applicable for
certain types Of porches.
/ Copper Shingles Are Attractive
Conner shingles are made from
/ hard-rolled copper sheets. They have
Z n rich. velvoty texture. No matter what
color a house is painted or tinted
shingles either in single tone or blend
ed combination will harmonic perfect
The method Of application Of the
ccpper shngle is simple. Copper snin-
I vles arc secured 20 the roof sheathing
/ BIZ copper nails on top. Each shingie
/ Laps over the adjoining ones IN such "a
j manner rs 20 form a watertignt. JOINT
: There is no necessity for soldering.
J Neither is there need FOR allowing Tor
expansion. These shingles can be laid
eoually well on new roofs or over shin
/ glcd roofing.
Copper shingles arc very light; o
roof 50 covered weighs only one-ninth
as much as slate and one-third as mueA
as wood.
Every type Of roof requires Aashings.
I These are pieces Of metal ufcd az
places where breaks In the roof sur
face occur. such as az chimneys, dor.
mers or where a change In direction Of
roof surface forms a valley down
which rain water flows 20 the cutters,
or where the roof ends az a yerticie
wall or joins another as a dormer roof