ROOFING WITH COPPER.
Shingles of copper is one of the products being specialised in since the war. A large American company has put on the market copper shingles in three sizes;" 6 by IS inches, 8 by IS inches, and S by 60 inches, all weighing approximately St pounds to the square 100 feet. The roof of a large church in Brooklyn, N.Y., is to be covered with such shingles which arc regarded as probably the lightest substantial roofing material. The weight of copper shingles compares with 200Ibs. to a square 100 feet for the wooden shingles, -100 to 600 lbs. for asbestos, 750 to 1200 pounds for slat© and 1000 to 20001bs. for tile.
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Temuka Leader, Issue 10362, 7 September 1922, Page 2
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115ROOFING WITH COPPER. Temuka Leader, Issue 10362, 7 September 1922, Page 2
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