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LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
O EAST 4tH STREET NEW YORK 17, N. Y.
April 1, i960
SUBJECT: T5KNE-PLAT8 ROOTOW
To Member* of the Lead Industrie* Association
We are attaching a copy of a nev brochure dealing vith terneplate roofing; a lead-ulloy coated product vhlch la enjoying a resurgence in popularity. This is another in our aeries of fliers dealing vith lead products for building construction end Is being mailed to a list of approximately ll,COO architects end builders.
Additional copies In quantities up to 25 are available free of charge and In larger quantities at $3.00 per hundred vhile the supply lasts.
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TERNE : An Architectural Rediscovery
"... I h re furthermore found feme tuperior to other roofing materials in economy,
color adherence, heat-reflection, permanence, workability, and low coefficient of expansion."
-- Frank Lloyd Wright
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Term*. a two-crntuix-old building material. is nuking niu,iii headline* in an liitritui j I and icchiticjl jmu. nals and in ncws|U])CM. Tltough it r% subsumiallx unchanged from the rime of ilk first jtopuiattiy in (Ik * rharactrrixiir* whirl) give it such ex cellent |**rfnrmuncc, tltnr has hren a recent development in term* plates uumifariuie whirl) w causing the piesem (< u> of attention on it: in place of tlir time-honored slxyts whkh lu\r hcvn characteristic of in nr. it i> nnvs being mad** in Vt fTt vjml**" roll-*. In this new fnt) it i rjsilx and erounmicallv jpplied
txpical installed costs range front VI to 7 j (rim ]h-i square foot.
Of unquestioned durability, terne is one 4 thr lightest and strongest rcofing materials known. It j thoroughly waterproof and hath proof and Mtniu^ wimistoitm untcathed.
Not tin* least imjiorunt of *t attributes is trme\ ahilitx lo accrpt
ami tiold ordinary rMriior paint*. Trmr will take* paint witltout pretreatment or wratlirring. The exerption.il durability of paintrd trmr surfaces argue* for thr u< of a prd grade of exterior jiaint as tin* hnidtrd coal vt that an iinntarred appraranre ran jwrvist throughout its life.
Smic of the oldest historic building* in this country luxr term* n*of%. 11m* present hridcpiaiter* c4 tin* Amenran Institute <4 Architects in Washington. I). C.. t> still using the trmr roof which replaced the structure** original roof in apjroxjinatclv 1880, C)nr <4 the most tatted historic buildings in TrnnesM-r U thr 12 ennitagr, tlte hom<* to which An* drew Jatkson rvtiied when lir left the White House. In 18 H, after the house had hern drMtoyrd by a tire. start*d when a-spark landed cm tlx*
ccriginal roof, Jack**! wrote h w h i to haw it rebuilt and '`have a tin n4 |nit on it**. The current roof w terTH* and has been satisfactory rincc its installaticvi in 185*0.
Andrew JaUrn'k |*hra*e "tin rooT* was tlr nomenclature used for trmr well into tire IVth crniury. To eliminate confusion, tire nulerial h universalis referred to today as trine. Tlie alios coating cimtains 20*r tin. `Hie balance of this during is lead. It k tlte lead which is fc*jxtsif4r for the excellent roriiwion it*si*tanrc of Irnr, in large pit. The tin is pre sent princijullx to "alloy** tlie Ueet steel so that a continuous level film of coating can lx* built up c*n lire steel and tightly adhered to it. There is. in fact, a tin-iion sulMtaie formed at tlw interfa r and thus a chemical hooding c\it* (rotit the sjrrJ luw* thiough to tlx* surface of the alios roaring
CHARACTERISTICS OF SEAMLESS TERNE ROOFING
TENSILE STRENGTH
The met harm al pnj*eniex of trmr are rvelletit. Not only k it among tlie highest tensile strength mat dials
4r).IHIH jwi (t<f staMlard weight term* hot it will not oa<L under (lunatic i lunge*. Tlte cocuhited piO}M*tli<*i <4 hglii weight, high tensile strength, arul gl Iwa* resistante make it an rvielk ut far* retardant cnstructi<m nutetial. F.xen in cas**% where lire miguctting under the icx4 ha hern*d awjs stifj* o( timU-rv leinr ii*4s lu\ Iwen Litostn to re main 'U'jx lid'tl n\T the lor in oor piere and have led as a I4anket to fHesent s|utks fiiHM spreading lire lor to adjacent structure's
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(a>l<tf Jtl.ljHjhlliU is a wluih|<* asset 4 trine niting T*ine can lir painted an* d*l<H at am time witlimil s|Mx i.d tie.itmrnt of tlw* viifaie
Hie alkn surface pftxJuer an r\celteiit bond with tlw* fuint and. in the case of lead pigment juinls. forms an r\ceptk*nally durable combinalk*).
Painted white *t a light color, ;ertu* will reflect a major jnutH*n <4 tlie sun's beat Reflet tiviti laitm* slum boss tui|rtant this jicojk-rtc tan lx* when light colots ate used on tier n4 to reduce tlw- lw.it load in air i ixiditiofiing ecjui{MtK*nt or to |>rmid coniloftjhlr tniijxiatum when air tondt(M*ning is not used. White |uinl h*t example will rrflet t alxHit 80 jf cent *4 tlte *otar Iteat falling on it; tellow, twi thitds. For iefen-ncr. a r< *1 paintrd black may teflec t only fixe jirr ci'ttt nr te%*.
WEIGHT
Seamless term* is <mm* <4 tlx l:glit<nt xarisfjtliHy ristfing materials. It is. in fa< t. so iiiu< h lighter than mam iiIm*i KHimion r*tuig materials that a sigmfit ant sax ing in the icwt i4 tlw
supjxniing structure can ! * i.tade. `Iliiriv gauge term* weighs onlx 62 lh. ftcr 100 tcf. ft. as laid; 28 gauge term* weighs 76 lb.
EXPANSION
llie 'Oeffuient 4 eX|UllsHn (4 t*me is c|uile loss c h |x w imk J and slate arr IwtOi. atmHtg c o u u imh i icv4ing uiatetials. in this rrsjaxt. Kxfunsion scan is in terne t<4 ate not required in runs imd<*r U* f<et kog i both rnd sr< ftrr to mo; t.
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C All t*f surfaces *f tlir huihhmt dull
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through 11 h * 'lii|v All solder toed
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only dull In * used a* a llu\ I of sol*
lining. jiiil all io mii uimt In * removed
from M-.um iN-hur juintmg. No acid
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Tin* iramlrst trim* ic*ofig dull In * juintrd o im* out on llit* undeixide and two out* on the c\jN*ed side. The mill-applied coat h sufficient Iim thr underside. The excised surface dull ha\r two outs of a long oil lux* juunt. am Color. Ku ii though tin* e\jN*M*d surface should have < --i ai Itul. two coats (4 extent* paint should In * applied. All painting dull In ' Jo in * In lund. vxrII brushed in. js jiarY of (Ik * rooting contract.
Tin* fonhft shall wear rubber shoes and in > unntriMjr) * alkmg over llie roof or using the same lor storage of istler material will Ir al
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When piuh of rc*f it two and one-hall im lies ul Jess tti the foot, it is to In * Laid Hat 1<* k. C-lcats to In * one and one-halt inches wide* and aoluM\ h<4a*d o>*r onr-lialf inch edge ami n.uled todK*athing with twu '*** roofing nails of stapled with * di\t*rM>n point staples to each cleat, (lie u'aim are to Ik * ihtNtHighls and smoothie hainiix red down with a waden malhi ^ndcaiefulh soldered with lanjr coppers
Wlten there is sufficient pith ^ two and one-half inches c n mote |*r f<t tV tn<d h to Ik - laid Mandtng scam. Iiatlrtt wain or Betinuda stslr.
All \al|exs and gutters ispecih w>K*thf 2H gauge or gauge dull In * ,ipph<*d Mat h k. of 'mHh ient piti h to jMr\t*m am wati*t standing
tlierrin.
FUthin^: Sejmle" turn* Mining 'j*\if\ gauge aiMl cuimg weight* 4
let In * luttinl up not l*xx than u\ iiu hex at ihimites' and fur wall and to U afi-ltadwnl lout UmIi-x , tap* Itadnnw' to evir-ud into liriik woik <Hr ifh I. alwJ to In - himh wtlt*ed III wilh wetlgex not o\r| iillrrn iin l*e .ijuit f ill oji-ningx m hrwk wtk with ISutlattd temrnt.
BERMUDA ROOP
l`v b-jinli-" j i-iih * rtN*ling S|n > if\ gauge ami touting weight/\ Paint one title jnd dry well Uftnr u|j>l\iiig to iN>f with painit'd tide tlown. Tim diop t ojt may U* applM-d at tin* mill.
S]N*cif\ lidgr trejtmriit to he either fiat h 'j iii or standing m'j iii.) Iti ftuni B<*nnuda vuim, make a \ertkal lM*nd along the longer di* meti'<*n ttf the dier-t* or rolh `a" higher than the lutten. Plate lint tooiM* in (NwitHHi witii paint'd ode th'wit I hi not n.dl through the tri|>v t'r tlejtt made uf the >ame ma terial. Nail cleats every 8" along the fate ot the batten. Bend the cleat li~ oser the top tf the upturned edge. Rend the | t" which ptojet Is alnu1 the lutmi to a ht'ri/ontal jNwititii nght angle U*nd ).
Plate the next couth* in |Xkition against the fate <*f tin* sut'ft-ethng lutten. Bottom edge ol tluv south* must extend 1** InAond the lstwtf lutten. Bend 1 j** around the edge *f tlie first rnuixe .md mallet tighth agaimt tin* fair of tin* lutten. Stag ger < ross <eatm io .i\t*id extrj thicknexfr in malleting against dx* hattem.
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All ciik s h-aim to In * single I'xked h|<lert*d joints extt pting ex pansion joints whish tiiusi In * placed aUnt* tin* high water line of gutten. salleyx, walls, etc. Cross h*atm to lie made att'otdmg to the How ; (hat iv. lilt* highi't 'trijts inii'i alwass ovrflap the lowrf adjo.ning strips.
All work iiiii't In * juinlrd imtneduteh after application.
BATTEN SEAM
C*e w*amless irrne roofing < SjN*ci/y gauge and coating weight. < Paint one side well In -Jo t c applying to ioof wilh painted side down, ilir ruin-applied nut is sufficient for llie under side.
SjNxify x ia * *d lutn*n and width of each ctmih*- usual si/r <d haltcn tanges fnmi 2* x 2" to C* x 4"- finished h*arn diould he not h*\s tlian r high.'
Before iM-gitming tl*e fitst cour*e. In * gosemed In jwojNT applit ation at drip txlgt^. r sine walls, ridges, gutte*x. \ alleys, rtc.
All i toss scJills to I n * flat locked and h*ldt*rrd. Ftxinatioo of hatten vatiis to hi* acctHcling to ll>e diagiain
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la-loss, showing finished wain ami |ji*cn vsi\r ir|w in forming ami at taching with cleat>, Con'trm tnm of iuitrn warm at ridge a no hij* and * ih J* of luttcm an* Uxn in diaCram.
I)i not drivr noil* thiouch Mri|K. IV cleat*, space at io* irnjk of 8".
Stagger the cleats along kittmv Stagger all fljt lock soldered
w aim to avoid extra thickness. AU Ssork must be painted with
two coat* of a long oil lv*e )uint immediately.
STANDING SEAM
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To fottu standing Mallo. Hub
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All 1 !>-*, Maim to Iw vinghhill'd mi)deiml joint* extrpting ex pansion joints winch muM 1m- ptacixl aln*t* th Jiich water line <*/ cutlers, \all< \>, wall*, etc (!nm M aim to hr
made axoidmi; to ily How ; ilut k, thr hiL'her 'ti ij k nni't alwa\ mn u.|. tin* lowei adjoining *(n|M.
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I'm* yaiulev* jetty lof>lim. Specif* C-mce and loatmc weight Fiv iiMftnt; <c at etui walls, side wall*, cutlets, drip rdc*. v a Dess, fladnngs, eti , ue H". 2*r. 24" <H 28" wide M'attilr's* rolls ^tjxxifs prr/7*Txr). Patnt my snle atd dr> well before applsim* to roof with painted rtde down lly Ump applied iat is oiflV(ietit b*f tfe ursdet side fk> tv*< Had 1 hi ouch tin1 stri|e Attach strijn to iMf with leal* made sf t(y 'any matetial Pla e I leafs at -.tiirrs al*.
Noti h loitN iv i>| lh< 'ttije and torn 1 t* *slces t*p and i*i ml Mimed up and l*ut<ni ami >c^ erwi turmd under tf*nn * .** flat v,mi
r Im gilitiilic the tll't 4 00Cm . In- l*\ piujM-f appiKatcMi at talc*. dtip mice, end * <mV wall, cutlet'. \alk*s\. etc
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