- Author
- Snoke, H. R. | Waldron, L. J.
- Title
- Survey of Roofing Materials in the Northeastern States.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
- BMS 29, October 11, 1939, 29 p.
- Keywords
- roofing (finishes) | surveys | weather effects | residential buildings | rural population | highways
- Abstract
- A survey of the weathering qualities and extent of use of the various roofing materials on dwellings in the Northeastern States is described, with numerous comparative references to a similar survey in the Southeastern States. Detailed studies of roofing materials in Wilmington, DE; Manchester, NH; Portlane, ME; Rutland, VT; and Albany and Syracuse, NY are reported. A tabulation, by States, of the kinds of roofing materials used on more than 10,000 rural and small-town dwellings, along approximately 1,600 miles of highway between the cities listed above, is included; also a summary of the kinds of roofing materials used on almost 21,000 rural and small-town dwellings along 4,000 miles of highway in 20 Eastern States. Forty-eight photographs, illustrating types of weathering of roofing materials and features of design and construction of roofs, are shown.