Estimated Cost, with Bath and Furnace, $3,000 to $3,500.
Roof to be covered with 10 × 14 No. 1 Standard Tin Shingles; gables with
7 × 10, same quality; and porches with Broad-Rib Tin Plate Roofing.]
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SMITHTOWN BRANCH, L. I., November 27th, 1886.
Dear Sirs:—During the recent very heavy storms—wind and
rain—the roof on my house, put on with Walter’s Patent Tin
Shingles, _stood the test_; not a single leak has ever been
discovered, not even around the chimneys, valleys, nor where
the roof of the wing butts up against the main building. The
work was done in April last, and never leaked, and I think
_never will_, as long as the material lasts.
You will remember how reluctant I was to try the shingles,
but I am now glad that I did so, for I not only have a good
first-class roof—fire-proof—but I also have the _handsomest_
roof in our town. I promised you I would come in and see you,
and tell you how I liked the shingles, but not having done so,
I write you this.
Yours very truly,