- Author
- Snoke, H. R. | Waldron, L. J.
- Title
- Survey of Roofing Materials in the South Central States.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
- BMS 84, May 5, 1942, 21 p.
- Keywords
- roofing (finishes) | surveys | weather effects | residential buildings | rural population | highways
- Abstract
- A survey of the weathering qualities and of the extent of use of the various roofing materials on dwellings in the South Central States is described, with numerous referencese to similar surveys in the Southeastern States, Northeastern, and North Central States. Detailed studies of roofing materials in Chattanooga and Memphis, TN; Jackson, MI; New Orleans, LA; Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Amarillo, TX; Oklahoma City, OK; Little Rock, AR; and Louisville, KY, are reported. A tabulation, by States, of the kinds of roofing materials used on 9,500 rural and small-town dwellings, along approximately 4,200 miles of highway between the cities listed above, is included; also a summary of the kinds of roofing materials used on almost 38,000 rural and small-town dwellings along approximately 11,000 miles of highway in 37 States covered by the four surveys. Forty-eight photographs, illustrating types of weathering of roofing materials and features of design and construction of roofs, are shown.