Show LOANS A AVAILABLE V FOR REPAIRING HOUSE ROOFS F 1 By Wm Peterson t D Director e of Extension Service There is Ls no more fundamental strength in a house than a good roof This is th the protection against the weather whether it be hot hot stormy or cold When one rides from one end of Utah to the other he cannot help but be greatly impressed with the necessity of rehabilitating the houses of the state Many of the houses seem to have gone a long longtime longtime longtime time without any expenditure for lor upkeep The They lack paint new casings cornices and screens but probably the most outstanding I necessity is roof repairing Man Many of the shingle roofs have stood long beyond the natural life of the material out of which they were built Some of the roofs have actually begun to shed and show the bare sheathing underneath There are still literally hundreds of hous houses s that are in dire necessity necessity necessity sity of being One might postpone the mendIng mending mending mend- mend Ing of the porch floor or the corner corner corner cor cor- ner of the screen screen but to postpone the fixing of the roof when it i needs it is both dangerous and wasteful It will wail never get better The only time it is safe in the philosophy of the Arkansas traveler traveler traveler trav trav- eler eler is when it does not rain or storm Schedule I of the Federal Housing Housing Housing Hous Hous- ing Act makes it possible for home homeowners homeowners homeowners owners to secure loans of sufficient sufficient sufficient amount to repair their buildings buildings build build- ings and make repayment while living li ng under a a. good roof The best time to shingle Is now if the house needs it The recent practice of putting new shingles on without removing the old ones is a safe and satisfactory plan This method gives a a. better insulation insulation insulation insul insul- and the roof will be cooler in summer and warmer In winter The only precaution necessary is that if there are bare spots on the roof cover them before the new shingles are added Whether the owner uses wood shingles or some other type of roofing is to his taste Certainly the best grade of cedar shingles pas has given entire satisfaction Much is claimed for some of the manufactured roofing however it is not the plan to discriminate either for or against any type of roof but in the spirit of the Housing Housing Housing Hous Hous- ing Act it is urgent that roofs of many houses be re covered |