Paper for Building.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3144, 4 March 1889, Page 2

Paper for Building.

Tho use of paper for building pur. poses—tlmt is to nay, flexible sheets made of vegetable or other fibre, which has been reduced to a pujUffc. and then spread out, pressed, aha dried—is finding favor amongst American builders. Thoy aMnco : several reasons for the new app®ion \ of paper stuff. In the first place, it can be mado in rolls of almost any . ' width and length, is fiexiblo, or, by gluing several layers together, may >: bemade stiff, and will stop the passage of air, because there are no joints. ■ Secondly, it lias no grain like wood, ■ and will not split, Thirdly, it in not affected by change of temperature, and therefors has an advantage over sheet metal- as roofing material. Fourthly, whereas in its natural con- >- dition it is affeoted by moisture, it may bo rendered waterproof by saturating it with asphalt, or by a variety of other methods, fifthly, it is a non-resonant, and well fitted to prevent tho passageof sound. Sixthly, it is a non-conductor of heat, and. can be mado of incombustible mate- ■ rial like asbestos, or rendered fire resisting by chemical treatment, - ; The combination of paper with other substances, and solidifying the mass. jby pressure, renders practicable the production of a material capablo of replacing wood for many ■