A presentment of the merits of metal shingles and metal tile for the roof ... (1921)
National Sheet Metal Roofing Company · National Sheet Metal Roofing Company · leaf 23
y in which to makea roof that would keep out the rain and snow and at the same timeadmit air freely under it. This has been done and is one of the reasonswhy our goods find such ready sale to those who know/ All the many objections to a tin roof have been overcome by theWalters and Coopers Metal… … Fire-Proof Roof In most modern cities, no root that isnot fire-proof is permitted—least of all thedangerous wooden shingle roof. This isproper, for most of the huge conflagrationsspread by embers dropping on inflammableroofs. Every house should be thus protected,whether in a city or not.…
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