PROTECT YOUR ROOFS.
In conversation with the Mayor (Mr J. Chrystull) yesterday, he stated that he was surprised at the number of unpaiuted corrugated iron roofs on dwellings throughout the borough. The Mayor said the price of roofing iron at present was £BS per ton, which meant that the cost of iron for a moderately-sized dwelling would run into about £4O. Unless the iron was protected by a coating of oxide and oil, the effect of the sea air would soon shorten its life. It was surprising, said the Mayor, how quickly-the salt air affected the iron unless protected by oxide. The paint added considerable life to the iron. The cost to paint a roof, including labour, would not be more than £5 or £6, and less, of course, if the work Was undertaken by owners,
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1812, 11 April 1918, Page 3
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136PROTECT YOUR ROOFS. Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1812, 11 April 1918, Page 3
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