b'Helicopter CutsRe-Roof Job CostsEVERYBUILDINGNEEDSPROTECTION. A re-roofing job on the Olin Mathieson-~. - .~ ChemicalCorporationplant,Houston,AGAINSTWINTERROOFPAM~~E Texas, scheduledtorake three weeks, was completed in aweekthroughtheuse of rented helicopters. Getting materialtotheroof presented aspecialproblem astheplantislocated on the Houston Ship Channel making accesstothe110-foothighbuildingdifficult.E.B.Coffman,Engineer,Claude EverettRoofing Co.,decidedto use helicopters to replace the deck and roofing. lt took 66 trips to hoist more than 150 tons of materials to the top of the building. Thehelicopters cost$150.00perhour rental as compared with$100.00 an hour for big cranes, but the savings of time and costs.%LETSMITH-GATESS laborcutanesti_mated12fromjob \' The$200,000.00roof coversrbefer \\ tilizer storage building whichis105feet\'-CAN wide and 640 feet long, or about the size of twofootballfieldsplacedendtoend. Lakeland Equipment Co.f Expands I NoelD.Whitwood,V.P.,Lakelandr, EquipmentCo.,Lakeland,Fla.,hasannouncedtheopeningofanewlycon ;) f structed plant just outsidethe city limits, whichwillenablethefirmtotripleproduction of their"hi-lift"units.building\'~J The roofing work on the new was done by John A. Diaz, Florida RoofingandSheet_ MetalWorksof Tampa,Atllttllthh t ~with EldonGoldmanofE.C.Goldman, Inc., installing the duct work and aircon , f ditioning. Roofer Goofs, So Job\'s Free Two homes in Passaic, New Jersey haveThe vividmemoryoflastwinter\'sinconvenience andcostlyrepair bills due newporchroofs- onepaidforbyagree towaterbackingupundershingles ment, one free by mistake.makeseverybuilding owneraprospect It all started when workmen for a roof forlow-costwinter roofprotection. ingcontractormisreadasmudged5treetYoucanprovidethatprotectionwith number on their work order, and installedRoof De-icers . and Smith-Gates will anew porchonthehomeof JohnSes help you sell them! sions of477 Harrison Sr. When SessionsRoofDe-icersprovideenoughheatto arrivedhome,hewasdelightedwith theprevent ice dams from forming on eaves, work, but somewhat puzzled.gutters, valleys and downspouts thereby Aneighbordowntheblockat497allowing melting snow to run off. Harrison St., wasdisturbedwhenroofersDe-icerscomein kits containing incon Cat.CableContractor did not show up on schedule for work onspicuous gray cable rated at8watts perNo.LengthPrice hisporchroof,andhiscalltothecon foot on120 VAC,hardware and instructions.De-leersareeasytoinstall,in CRK2020ft.$3.56 tractors officethenextday clearedup theexpensiveto use, won\'t mar or discolorCRK4o40ft.5.70 mystery.Now bothneighborsarehappy.the roof and are free-replacementguar- CRK6060ft.7.97 1 CRKS080ft.10.23 anteed. New IncorporationsTo help yousellRoof De-leers, Smith CRKl00100ft.12.50 Gatesoffers ad mats,envelopestuffersFigure 2\' 3" of cable for each foot ofroofedge,Ift.ofcablepee B. 0 . S. Industries, Inc., 260 S. Beverlyandother sellingaids.footof gutteranddownspout. Drive, Beverly Hills,Calif.,is headed by Milton L. Miller. The firm will engage inASKY OURWHOLESALERORWRITE home improvements.SheetMetalCorp.THESMITH-GATESCORP, Granite Roofing& isheadedby DominicCondenzio,13 3 7FARMINGTON,CONNECTICUT McBride Sr., Far Rockaway, N. Y. SEPTEMBER,196219'