Roofing Tile

ROOFING TILE The brick house is at its best when' surmounted by a clay tile roof. Roofing tile claim almost as great antiquity as brick, and are found in abundance in oriental ruins. They are imperishable. Their weight insures them from being shaken loose by strong winds, as is often the case with shingles and slate. Their fire-tested body diminishes the fire hazard from adjacent conflagrations. They are impervious to moisture. They can be procured in different colors to harmonize with the wall color scheme, and these colors mellow to greater attractiveness with the passage of years.

•In their manufacture, the process resembles that of face brick, the presses in America have been equipped to make brick in this way, and the product finds a ready sale. Sand-lime brick are very uniform in shape and texture, as there being specially constructed to produce the various shapes, some of which are herewith illustrated. Great care has to he taken also in the setting and the burning, so as to preventwarping.