FUE TVS BUY: ae a Rae: mS its onc cl fl giti| 50 houses built by Middletown Realty Co., Middletown, O , Bishopric Stucco Board used. BISHOPRIC Stee. © ee and PLASTER BOAR D makes Be arriail Stucco Lomes and Permanent Plaster reals aot BISHOPRIC STUCCO AND PLASTER BOARD —a stucco background for homes, schools, churches, clubs, apart- ment buildings, theatres, moving picture houses, garages and poul- try houses. : BISHOPRIC SHEATHING BOARD A sheathing for brick veneer and frame houses; also a sub-flooring and under-roofing. THE BISHOPRIC MANUFACTURING CO. Sole Manufacturers—General Offices: Cincinnati, Ohio—Canadian Office: Ottawa, Ontario Factories: Cincinnati, Ohio, U. S. A. and Ottawa, Canada. Patented in the United States and all foreign countries. tiful finish for a home. There is a charm about stucco that is not found in any other material. It blends with shrubbery and woodland; it gives to the house a richness and dignity that make for lasting pride of possession. These facts apply to homes large and small, to club houses, churches, schools, apartments, office buildings, factory buildings, barns, and all other classes of buildings. iS TUCCO has always been recognized as the most beau- > Considering today’s improved methods of applying stucco, it also 1s recognized as a most durable and permanent form of build- ing. It never requires painting like the frame residence, and there is no up-keep when the stucco is applied over a good stucco back- ground. Leading architects and contractors are recommending stucco homes regularly now in all climates, as it can be applied without the possibility of its being affected by heat, cold, or moisture, in rivaling stone and brick in length of service. Furthermore, stucco is the most inexpensive finish for a home. Economy is afforded from almost every angle. Let’s study the economy of stucco construction when Bishopric Board is used as the background for the stucco. First, Bishopric Board is comparatively inexpensive. Second, one-third less stucco is required because of the Board construc- tion and because it prevents waste. Third, labor and time are saved in the applying. Fourth, its lighter weight means less shipping and handling expense. It is logical that stueco homes should be rapidly increasing in popularity in every section of the world. Little wonder that Page Three the humble street and the magnificent boulevard alike are turn- ing to this modern type of beautiful and permanent home. Modern materials, such as Bishopric Board, make stucco warmer in winter and cooler in summer, than stone, brick, or wood. The question of dampness no longer is a matter of mo- ment—the stucco home has proved itself to be the most comfort- able home of all in which to live the year ’round. Strength to withstand the rigors of the most variable climate, beauty which cannot be surpassed—surely stucco offers to the home builder all the advantages one desires. ide fF Major D. L. McKeand, Buena Vista Road, Rockcliffe, Canada. Bishopric Stucco Board used on all dg ee Hae eNe walls. Architettss Millson & Burgess. Stucco Contractors, Murphy & Morrow. Page Four How Good Stucco is Applied Today First, Bishopric Board is nailed direct to the studding or sheathing. The stucco is then applied directly to the Bishopric Board background. The stucco is locked forever to the wall by the dovetailed wood strips. The Bishopric Board is held to the studding by a nail through each wood strip to each stud. Being four feet wide each wood strip therefore is nailed to four studs. You can readily see what wonderful holding power results. No other back- ground can possibly be nailed so securely. Bishopric Stucco and Plaster Board is so rigid and strong that buildings, before the stucco has been applied, have been lifted from their foundations by storms without getting out of plumb or without a single wood strip being broken. Michigan City, Ind., May 13, 1918. THE BISHOPRIC MANUFACTURING CO., Cincinnati, O. Gentlemen:—I had a summer cottage, 24 x 40 feet, under construction here on the shore of Lake Michigan at Sheridan Beech summer resort. The roof was completed, plumbing installed, fire place and chimney built, door and window frames in place, sides covered with Bishopric Board nailed direct to stud- ding, and in fact, cottage and porches all completed except for outside stucco and placing of doors and windows. The terrific tornado which swept through Iowa, Illinois and Northern Indiana on the night of May 9, 1918, swept up through Sheridan Beach and lifted this cottage off from its brick piers (which were nine feet high on side toward the lake) and deposited it on the ground ten feet on one side and at an angle of 45 degrees. Every brick in fireplace and chimney fell apart, plumbing pipes were broken, and Bishopric Board stood the test of the tornado and held the frame together so that the building was not racked and board was not injured—the only lumber broken was one rafter on which the chimney fell. I consider this a good enough test to tell you about, and you are welcome to publish this letter if you so wish, Yours truly, R. F. GLIDDEN, Contractor. With a good stucco mixture properly applied, the building is given a solidity and strength which make it impregnable before wind and storm. ‘The walls virtually are Rocks of Gibraltar. They also are fire-resisting. Particular attention should be paid to the mixing and application of the stucco. We give on the next page brief directions for writing specifications, which, if followed, will result in good stucco. In all cases it is desirable to have these stucco specifications written into your contract. The Ideal Stucco Mixture The following Stucco Mixture has been adjudged by highly qualified engi- neers to be ideal and has so proved in practice. PORTLAND CEMENT—AII Portland Cement shall be of the standard specifications adopted by the American Society for Testing Materials and the U. S. Government, and of a brand acceptable to the Architect. HYDRATED LIME—Hydrated lime of a brand to be approved by the Architect shall be used and must be delivered to the work in original packages and shall be mixed in strict accordance with the manufacturers’ specifications. Page Five BISHOPRIC STUCCO AND PLASTER BOARD SAND—AII sand shall be free from loam, salt, vegetable or other deleterious matter, and shall be graded from fine to coarse. It shall be angular and sharp, and if not clean it shall be thoroughly washed. MIXTURE—Take one (1) part of Hydrated Lime, by volume, and mix dry with ten (10) parts of Portland Cement; mix this until a perfectly even color is obtained; then take one (1) part of this mixture and add it to two and one-half (2’%) parts of clean, dry sand, and mix this as above. In dry, hot weather this can be made a one-third mixture to advantage. To this mixture add enough water to give a good, stiff mortar, seeing that the water is thoroughly mixed with the dry mixture. The water for the first quantity mixed shall be accurately measured and the same amount shall be used for each succeeding mixture of stucco. APPLICATION—Apply the first coat to the Stucco Board, under pressure to insure filling the dovetail key and troweling as little as possible. Cross-scratch this coat deeply and thoroughly. This coat should be 54” thick, and beginning with the second day should be kept wet for seven (7) days before applying the second coat. For the second coat use the same mixture as above, and apply in the same manner, omitting the scratching. Be sure that the under coat is thoroughly wet before applying this coat. The finishing coat shall not be less than 14” thick, and shall be carried on continuously in one general direction, without allowing the mortar to dry out at the edge. Where this is impossible, the joints shall be made at a break, an opening or other natural division of the surface. General Directions Be sure to have all bids for Stucco work furnished on the definite basis of these specifications. This insures your getting a stucco mixture that has proven itself dependable wherever used. GENERAL CONDITIONS—AII Bishopric Stucco Board, lime and cement to be used in the prep- aration of Stucco shall be properly protected when delivered to the work and shall not be placed on the ground or against damp walls. In no case shall the mortar be mixed on the bare ground. While the plastering is being done, all plaster surfaces shall be properly protected against the weather, and in rainy or threatening weather all fresh surfaces must be properly protected against the direct washing effect of the rain. No fresh stucco shall be allowed to dry out rapidly and all stucco surfaces shall be kept con- tinuously wet for seven (7) days by sprinkling the surfaces or hanging wet burlap or tarpaulins over the same; if the weather is dry and windy, keeping the cloths wet. There shall not be mixed at one time more stucco than will be used within one-half hour— stucco which shall stiffen by taking on the initial set shall not be used. All stucco work shall be done with such materials as will meet with the approval of the Archi- tect, and all labor in connection therewith shall be performed by skilled and experienced workmen in accordance with the best practice and requirements of the trade. No stucco in which cracks, pits, streaks, discolorations or other defects may occur will be accepted. All mixing shall be done on a water-tight platform, the different constituents thereby mixed dry to an even and uniform color. No retempering shall be done under any consideration. Secure the STUCCO BOARD firmly to the studding by nailing each wood strip to every stud, using No. 5 galvanized wire nails, four (4) nails to every wood strip. If the stucco board is used over 7%’ sheathing, the wood strip should run vertically and be nailed with four (4) nails to each wood strip. Butt all end joints in a tight manner, and where a joint is made between the wood strip bring down the fibre board and lap it over the fibre board below. Before applying the stucco see that the wood strips on the Stucco Board are well sprayed. How to Secure the Best Surface Finish Roucu Coat—Atter the finishing coat has been brought to an even surface and before attain- ing ‘ts final set, it shall be uniformly coated with a mixture of one (1) part white cement to two (2) parts white sand, thrown forcibly against the wall in such a manner as will produce a rough surface of uniform texture. STIPPLED—Finishing coat shall be smoothed with a clean metal trowel with as little rubbing as possible, then shall be lightly patted with a brush of broom straw to give an even stippled surface. Page Six FOR EVERY TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION PEBBLE DASH—After the finishing coat has been brought to an even surface and before attain- ing its initial set, clean pebbles or crushed stone shall be forcibly thrown against the mortar and imbedded therein. Pebbles should vary in size from 44’’ to 144”, shall be well wetted before being cast, and shall be uniformly distributed over the surface. They should be pressed into the surface with a clean wooden trowel, but the surface shall not be otherwise disturbed. Caution (1) Never apply a heavy cement over a weak lime coat. If there is any desire to change the mixture of the coats, use the strong cement coat for the scratch coat and then increase the sand content in the succeeding coats. (2) Tor the safest handling of stucco, all coats should be of the same mixture. (3) You cannot mix the dry materials too much. Too little mixing will have the lime in streaks, thereby making weak spots. (4) Every batch of stucco should have exactly the same proportion of water, lime, sand and cement. (5) Always use a rough or dash finish with a Portland Cement stucco as a FLOAT FINISH is NOT a satisfactory stucco treatment. Magnesite Stucco Magnesite stucco is a limeless cement mixed with asbestos, cork and other materials which give to it a flexibility preventing cracking and map checking. Its use assures good, dependable stucco because it comes to the job in sacks and it is only necessary to add the liquid chemical furnished to make it applicable to Bishopric Board. No water, sand or other materials are needed when Magnesite stucco is specified. It cannot freeze and it is an all-year ’round material. It is a new development in stucco which has been tested in every way for years and is now recognized as a permanent and satisfactory building material. We recom- mend Magnesite stucco as well as other stucco mixtures because it is our aim to meet every requirement in building construction most satisfactorily and economically. BISHOPRIC NARROW KEY BOARD is especially designed to meet the growing demand for Magnesite Stucco. This narrow key board has proven to be the most satisfactory base for this particular type of stucco. By thus narrowing the key between the wood strips, about 20 per cent of the scratch coat is saved, and this key in connection with the adhesive qualities of magnesite cement, makes a stucco wall that has all the elements of permanency. This type of stucco is applied in two coats, with or without dash. The scratch coat is applied 14-inch over the face of the wood strip, and the finish coat 44-inch thick. If a dash finish is desired, a dash of fine aggregates of marble, granite or rock is dashed on to the second coat, while it is still wet. Magnesite stucco always comes ready mixed, and the directions for applica- tion are furnished by the manufacturers and should be strictly adhered to. We will gladly furnish a list of the different manufacturers of Magnesite Stucco, upon application. Page Seven BISHOPRIC STUCCO AND PLASTER BOARD Directions for Applying Bishopric Board CARE OF THE MATERIAL—.It is necessary to keep the Board dry until it is applied to the frame. It should be put under cover promptly on arrival and protected from rain and dampness. When applied to the building it should be thoroughly nailed as fast as put on. When once thoroughly nailed it is not affected by climatic conditions; in fact, in dry weather you should sprinkle the exposed surface before applying the stucco. If the wood strips are damp there will not be so great a suction and consequent setting of the cement on the surfaces of the strips. It is therefore well to have the wood strips sprayed if dry. VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL—It is recommended to have the wood strips cross the grain of the under surface; if the stucco board is applied directly to the studs or furring strips, it should be horizontal, but if put over horizontal sheathing it should be vertical. Do not imagine that the mortar wil! not adhere to the vertical strips, for experience shows that it will with the utmost satisfaction. We advise against the use of diagonal sheathing under any method of stucco construction because it is detrimental to a good stucco job. In construction, if sheathing is desired, a much warmer and better wall can be obtained by using Bishopric Sheathiug, as there is no shrinkage or movement of Bishopric Sheathing and a dead air space is thereby obtained, making best known insulation. See illustration on page 46. CUTTING.—Saw across the wood strips with a sharp, well set saw, leaving the sheets on a bench for the purpose, or on a pair of boxes with a couple of strings of scantling on top and saw between them. For lengthwise cutting, use a coarse rip-saw in the sheet between the wood strips from the wood side. If a sheet is slightly large, remove a strip of wood and with snips cut off the sheet and replace the wood strip as required. NAILING.—In applying Bishopric Stucco and Plaster Board, use No. 5 galvanized wire box nails, nailing each strip at each bearing point when used direct to studs or furring strips. BREAKING JOINTS.—We advocate breaking joints at least every three or four feet, thereby avoiding continuous joint and adding greater strength and rigidity to building. However it can be applied in continuous strips with success- ful results. Page Hight FOR EVERY TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION Wuat IT Is.—Bishopric Stucco and Plaster Board is made of Asphalt Mas- tic, dovetailed key wood strips, and heavy, durable and extremely tough fibre- board. Asphalt was used by the ancient Egyptians to preserve their mummies. Lumber has been used for centuries for building purposes, first in the log cabin, later in the finished residence. Paper, or wood fibre, has been used for many years for its superior insulating qualities. In this Stucco background, therefore, the great preservative and insulating qualities of Asphalt are united with the insulating and sound deadening virtues of fibreboard, and the strength and pro- tective qualities of lumber. The finished Board is a sound, compact, wind-tight, damp-proof, fire-resisting unit which resists the destructiveness of age and the elements in all climates. WHAT IT DOES.—Bishopric Board locks Stucco and Plaster much as the turn of a key locks the door. The wood strips have extraordinary gripping power because they are dovetailed. Stucco and Plaster are clinched tight for genera- tions. When the Stucco and Plaster are applied, material and Board weld into a single unit of strength and solidity. The weight of the average Stucco wall, which is 10 to 15 pounds per surface foot, cannot tear off the Bishopric Board because it becomes a part of the wall, and further, because it can be nailed to either studding or sheathing much more securely than any other background for stucco or plaster. For a nail to break, it must be a clean shearing process, as it must break between the wood strip and stud where there is no space. Because of its dovetailed key, and its very secure nailing, Bishopric Board prevents deformation in the plane of the wall, keeping stucco from sagging and cracking. WHERE USED.—Bishopric Board is applied either direct to the studding, or over sheathing, as a foundation for the stucco, and direct to the studding on the interior of buildings as a background for plaster. Bishopric Board is universally used as a plaster base for interiors as well as a stucco base on the exteriors for it makes a better, more permanent, warmer wall which also is sound deadened. It keeps out dampness, making possible an even temperature within the home the year ’round, improving health conditions and providing greater living comfort in both winter and summer. After all what feature is more de- sirable than living comfort? Bishopric Board also is used to convert the attic into a livable room. It is especially desirable for ceilings as the solid unit of material prevents drafts, keeps each room warm, and eliminates the suction to which common lath is subject and which causes unsightly streaks in the ceiling. In this connection Bishopric Board has proved its worth in churches, schools, large apartments, and fine homes. Page Nine BISHOPRIC STUCCO AND PLASTER BOARD - we? Residence, Southfield Point, Stamford, Conn. Architects, Dula & Patterson, New York City. Stucco Contractor, W. E. Williams, Stamford, Conn. Bishopric Stucco Board used on all exteriors. You Build But Once—Build Right You want your stucco home to be beautiful always—free from disfiguring cracks and checks which may develop with years, and which may call for a new outer coating of stucco, or for patching not altogether pleasing to look upon. The prospective home owner who selects Bishopric Board for his stucco background is guaranteeing the permanent beauty of his stucco walls and columns. Bishopric Board was designed specifically to hold stucco walls intact for- ever. It is specifically keyed for that purpose. It was necessary to develop and perfect many different machines before we produced the perfect combination which constitutes the finished product of Bishopric Board as produced today. Bishopric Board has conclusively proved its merit to architects, engineers, con- tractors, builders, real estate development companies and home owners. It has been used with complete success in states presenting extreme climatic contrasts such as Maine and Florida; Minnesota and Louisiana; North Dakota and Georgia; Newfoundland and Cuba. Severe heat, intense cold, or excessive dampness do not affect it detrimentally. In Guatemala, Central America, for instance, where earthquakes are frequent, it has been found particularly meritori- ous, making possible the substantial and rigid construction so highly necessary. In the tropical countries where severe dry heat predominates and along the Page Ten FOR EVERY TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION extremely damp sea coasts, Bishopric Board has made stucco construction practical and enduring. The wood strips of Bishopric Board are thoroughly impregnated with pure, unadulterated creosote oil which fills the pores and prevents the entrance of moisture, also preserving the strips indefinitely. Railroad ties and wooden bridges are protected against exposure by creosote oil. One of the great advantages of Bishopric Board as a stucco background is that it prevents moisture penetrating through the stucco. The Asphalt Mastic and fibreboard retard dampness and prevent the circulation of moisture. Where other bases for stucco are used there is more or less continuous circulation of moisture which sooner or later results in deterioration of the stucco. BISHOPRIC BOARD’S ECONOMY.—You save 25 per cent on plaster or stucco materials because: first, the dovetail key construction requires less plaster or stucco; second, the heavy fibreboard backing prevents stucco and plaster from going through and dropping down the spacing between the inner and outer walls. Every other form of stucco or plaster background involves a considerable and unavoidable waste of materials. You obtain a wall which has no equal for sound deadening qualities, enabling you to secure higher rentals for a house, and giving greater satisfaction in your own home. Bishopric Stucco and Plaster Board is such a good non-conductor of heat and cold, a uniform temperature is maintained in every room and greater living comfort secured, with a material saving in fuel. You do not have to pay for window or door spaces. Every foot of Bishopric Board is utilized—1,000 square feet cover 1,000 square feet of wall surface. Nor is building paper required. Bishopric Board furnishes its own insulation —decidedly superior insulation, too. Therefore, buildings are always dry, be- cause dampness cannot penetrate them. Bishopric Board is the only stucco background based upon Asphalt Mastic which eliminates trouble from climatic conditions, disintegration, and protects against fire. The dovetailed wood strips are imbedded in toughened Asphalt Mastic, which is surfaced with tough waterproofed fibreboard. The stucco fills up the dovetail key. When the stucco sets, it is locked within this dovetailed key so very securely that it cannot work loose. The grip of the dovetail key on the stucco may be likened to the grip of a bulldog, except of course, that it endures for generations. Page Eleven BISHOPRIC STUCCO AND PLASTER BOARD The Dovetailed Key that Prevents Sagging and Cracking CEMENT — STUCCO-OR PLASTER Once stucco is spread over the dovetailed key form- ed of beveled wood strips which is the characteristic feature of Bishopric Stucco and Plaster Board, it is locked rigidly and permanently in place. The wall LS can never move an iota. It is locked irrevocably. The space behind the opening between the wood strips is wider than at the neck. And the stucco is as securely held there as though you filled a bottle with cement and let it harden there. The Board itself is much more tightly fastened to the wall than is possible with many kinds of lath. Wherever it crosses a stud a nail is used. Thisinsures greatest rigidity and holding power. There is no chance at all that the walls will sag. which causes stucco or plaster tocrack. The wood strips arecreosoted against decay, and the fibre board is weather-proofed. The wood cannot rot away from the nails and loosen up. The board cannot soften and give under the weight of the wall. A wall built like this will last for generations and insures best insulation in winter or summer. Page Twelve FOR EVERY TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION Residence, Michigan City, Indiana. Dr. J. Ledbetter, owner and builder. Bishopric Stucco Board used on all exteriors and interior. Residence, Detroit, Michigan. Owner, S. H. Morgan. Architect, Wm. C. Palmer, Detroit, Michigan. Contractor, R. M. Rutherford, Detroit, Michigaa. Bishopric Board used. Page Thirteen BISHOPRIC STUCCO AND PLASTER BOARD Residence located at Claremont and Primrose Avenues, Mount Vernon, N. Y. Owner, M. J. M. Smith, Mt. Vernon. Architect, Contractor and Stucco Contractor, The Milligan Co., Mt. Vernon. Bishopric Stucco Board used on all exteriors. i‘ ee Residence, C. S. Sutton, 4200 Kingman Street, Des Moines, Iowa. Architect, R. G. McDowell, Des Moines, Iowa. Contractor! H. J. Tillia, Des Moines, Iowa. Page Fourteen FOR EVERY TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION Bishopric Stucco and Plaster Board For INTERIOR USE.—Just as it prevents cracking of the stucco on the exterior, Bishopric Board prevents cracking of the plaster when used on the interior. Its dovetail key grips the plaster in the same way and its Asphalt Mastic and fibreboard backing provide a better working arrangement for the plasterer, saving the plaster that usually is lost through the open spaces in other forms of lath. Moreover, 25 per cent less plaster is required on account of the dovetail key con- struction and the plasterer does his work in less time. Being a good non-conductor, Bishopric Board gives added warmth to all rooms. During the cold season less heat is required to keep the home comfortable. In summer, the outside heat does not penetrate the As- phalt Mastic, hence the home is cooler than when the plaster is applied over other forms of lath. Dampness never injects its chill into the home on which Bishopric Board has been used. One of the biggest features of a Bishopric Board interior is its reaction to sound. Sound waves, instead of reverberating from wall to wall and from room to room, are absorbed within the wall. Quiet reigns with- in your home. Holding the walls and ceilings crackless, Bishopric Board protects you against falling plaster and the re- decorating expense attendant to walls and ceilings plas- tered over ordinary lath. Another advantage of Bishopric Board as a plaster base is that it is thoroughly water-proof. Should leaks develop in the plumbing, the water cannot penetrate to the floor below or damage the ceiling. Bishopric Board also sets up wonderful resistance to fire. The Leading Plaster Manufacturers Report IT TAKES :— 1400-1700 lbs. Wood Fibre Plaster to cover 100 sq. yds. of common lath. 1800-2000 Ibs. Wood Fibre Plaster to cover 100 sq. yds. of metal lath. 2200-2700 lbs. Wood Fibre Plaster to cover 100 sq. yds. of hollow tile. 1050-1275 lbs. Wood Fibre Plaster to cover 100 sq. yds. of BISHOPRIC BOARD. Note the decided saving made possible by Bishopric Board. Page Fifteen Used on both exterior and inte- rior of Stucco home. Your rooms are warm as toastin winter, yet cool in summer. It is a wonder- ful insulator. BISHOPRIC STUCCO AND PLASTER BOARD Bishopric Stucco and Plaster Board THE INDIVIDUAL HOME.—There are several important features for the prospective home builder to consider. First, how much money he desires to put into his home; second, to get the best construction and still stay within his finan- cial limits; third, design and conveniences; fourth, living comfort—comprising winter warmth and summer coolness; fifth, minimum up-keep and maintenance; sixth, general satisfaction. Whether you contemplate modern stucco residence or a palatial home, Bishopric Stucco and Plaster Board will give you the same desirable advantages. It is used just as successfully on the $3,000 home as on the one costing $30,000. It is only necessary to cover it with the good stucco mixture outlined on page 6. Bishopric Stucco and Plaster Board and a good first-class Stucco can be applied today to almost any building at a cost no greater than the cost of ordinary frame construction. This fact has been proven by practical experience in all parts of the world. More artistic designs in stucco may be obtained by the use of Bishopric Board than by the use of any other background. Each waterproofed sheet of fibreboard coated heavily with Asphalt Mastic gives a quality of insula- tion decidedly desirable. The home on which it is used is sure to be warm in winter and cool in summer, as neither cold, heat, nor dampness can penetrate through the walls. Because of its insulating qualities, heating bills are reduced about 25 per cent—a uniform interior temperature is maintained in all seasons and in all climates. Stucco applied over Bishopric Board remains crackless and beautiful year after year so there is no up-keep cost. As a home which retains its beauty is a great source of satisfaction, the specification of Bishopric Board is thoroughly justified. APARTMENTS, CHURCHES, CLUBS, THEATERS, SCHOOLS, OFFICE AND FAC- TORY BUILDINGS, GARAGES.—Bishopric Stucco and Plaster Board for exterior use when finished with the stucco mixture outlined on page 6 has proven most desirable, giving beauty of texture and strength to the walls and increasing the rigidity of the entire building. The walls retain their beauty permanently— they do not crack or check. Consequently repairs do not have to be considered. Bishopric Board (narrow key) should be used for all interior walls, ceilings and partitions. MUFFLES SOUND.—Sound deadened walls are even more important in the apartment building, club, theater and school than in the individual home. Bishopric Stucco and Plaster Board absorbs sound—it does not penetrate beyond the room in which sound issues. In apartments, for instance, where Bishopric Board is used for ceilings and side walls, families on the floor below are not an- noyed by the movements or speech of families on the floor above. The Asphalt Mastic and fibreboard effectively muffle sound. Moreover, it costs less to heat such an apartment and children may play about the floors without danger from colds. IMPROVES THE ACOUSTICS.—In legitimate theaters Bishopric Stucco and Plaster Board materially increases the effectiveness of the acoustics. Page Sixteen FOR EVERY TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION ELIMINATES CEILING STREAKS.—In churches, clubs, apartments, and other buildings, Bishopric Board eliminates the unsightly ceiling streaks due to suction between common lath. Bishopric Board is not subject to suction because neither air, dampness, nor heat can penetrate the tough Asphalt Mastic-Fibreboard backing in which the wood strips are imbedded. IN ELABORATE BUILDINGS.—Specifying Bishopric Board for ceilings of elaborate buildings and edifices is now a common practice, as it protects the investment. Streaking, once it starts, can be eliminated only by tearing down the ceiling—a costly and most inconvenient proceeding. As Bishopric Board saves plaster and saves time in its application, its specification in the first place is most consistent with economy. MAKES WARM GARAGES.—Bishopric Board makes warm stucco garages which protect the car through the winter, whether or not a fire is maintained. As a stucco garage increases the value of any home owner’s investment, and as its cost, using Bishopric Board as a background, is little if any more than the cost of a frame garage, it is decidedly to be preferred. Double insulation can be obtained by also using Bishopric Board on the interior, applying either plaster or stucco. This gives you practically a fire-proof building. MAKES COMFORTABLE FARM BUILDINGS.—Stock and poultry given the proper care return the largest profits. Under the head of proper care comes comfortable housing. Stucco barns and poultry houses built over Bishopric Board are not only economical, but warm in winter, cool in summer, dry, fire- Bang, fine-appearing and durable buildings. The up-keep cost is practically nothing WARM, ATTRACTIVE FACTORIES.—Bishopric Board is used as an interior lining for factory buildings built of brick, steel and concrete and as an exterior background for those built of stucco. Minimum original cost; no repair expense aud the maintenance of an even temperature within the factory are its chief eatures. Residence of E. C. Powell, Ottawa, Ont. Bishopric Board used. Page Seventeen BISHOPRIC STUCCO AND PLASTER BOARD ‘Tests which prove Bishopric Board’s great strength, rigidity, and resistance to deformation. Bishopric Board has passed, with highest honors, rigid strength tests imposed by a foremost engineering concern; by Sheffield Scientific School of Yale Uni- versity; by the professor of engineering of Cincinnati University; and by the building commissioners of America’s leading cities. It has met all tests so successfully that architects and contractors now accept Bishopric Board as a building material conforming in every respect to the highest standards of good construction. Photograph as above shows condition of Bishopric Stucco Board after stress of load of 4400 pounds. The Bishopric Board unit has stood this enormous load before breaking and has allowed very little movement of frame. See pages ,20-22 for movement. Such stresses of load are far beyond the inspector’s requirements. Page Eighteen FOR EVERY TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION Photograph as above shows ordinary construction—wood sheathing and ordinary lath—after stress of load of 2400 pounds. Plainly shows 6-inch movement of frame. See movement—test of Robert W. Hunt, on pages 20-22. Test No. 1 TEST PANEL WITH SHEATHING ON ONE SIDE, LATHING ON OTHER Loads Applied (Pounds) (Without bolts through sills at back end.) Movement of Upper Loads Applied Sill (Inches) (Pounds) 0 200 400 600 800 1000 .00 01 4 Page Nineteen 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 2200 Movement of Upper Sill (Inches) 2.00 2.94 3.76 4.32 4.78 5.18 BISHOPRIC STUCCO AND PLASTER BOARD Test No. 2 TEST PANEL WITH BISHOPRIC STUCCO BOARD ON BOTH SIDES. (With bolt through sills at back end. Bolt was loose, however, until load of 2000 pounds was reached, when bolt was tightened.) Loads Applied Movement of Upper Loads Applied Movement of Upper (Pounds) Sill (Inches) (Pounds) Sill (Inches) 0 00 2400 40 200 02 2600 42 400 .06 2800 AT 600 .08 3000 51 800 all 3200 56 1000 14 3400 64 1200 19 3600 13 1400 22 3800 80 1600 25 4000 89 1800 28 4200 1.04 2000 33 44.00 1.69 2200 36 4000 2.41 Test No. 3 TEST PANEL WITH SHEATHING ON ONE SIDE OF FRAME AND LATH ON OTHER SIDE. (With sills bolted together at back end. Bolt tightened previous to test.) Loads Applied Movement of Upper Loads Applied Movement of Upper (Pounds) Sill (Inches) (Pounds) Sill (Inches) 00 1400 4.95 05 1600 5.21 ally 1800 5.48 .69 2000 5.72 3.54 2200 5.91 4.11 2400 6.11 4.57 Page Twenty FOR EVERY TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION en co ere LONDON Orrice, NORFOLK HOUSE, CANNON ST., E.C. Caste Aooress “ROBHUNT” 5 ; . So wesrsr ROBERT W. Hunt-*Co. ENGINEERS:. PITTSBURGH $$ $$ ROBERT W.HUNT MONON. BANK BOG as = eae BUREAU OF INSPECTION, TESTS = CONSULTATION MNODCoNe SYNDICATE TRUST BD0G ° ALLSTED nh anette & GeNneRAL OFFices “2200 INSURANCE EXCHANGE” Cnicaco. JAS.C.HALL 2S! KEARNY ST, TELEPHONE “WABASH 872” D.W.M¢ NAUGHER MONTREAL os MSGI Bos. r oi CHICAGO TO INSURE PROMPT ATTENTION, ALL COMMUNICATIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE FIRM THE BISHOPRIC MFG. COMPANY Cincinnati, Ohio. Gentlemen:—The following is a report of our supervision of construction of certain test frames, supervision of application of covering, and our report of the conduct of tests made thereon, in the East Room of the La Salle Hotel, under date of November 23, 1915. The test frames and the application of the sheathing, lathing or Bishopric Stucco Board, respec- tively, were under our direct supervision. CONSTRUCTION OF TEST PANELS. The four test frames were framed from rough 2” x 4’’ hemlock studding (114” x 334”). They consisted of an upper and lower sill eight feet long separated a distance over all of four feet by seven pieces of studding spaced approximately sixteen inches center to center. Each sill was nailed to the end studs by three twenty-penny nails (.189’’ diameter x 4’’). Each sill was nailed to the five intermediate studs with two twenty-penny nails (.189” diameter x 4” long). Two of the frames were covered on one side with sheathing hemlock, 74” x 6”, dressed. Each piece of sheathing was fastened at each stud with two eight-penny nails (.130” diameter x 216” long). The other side of these frames were covered by common lath. Each lath was fastened at each stud with one three-penny nail (.080” diameter x 1,%s’’ long). The laths were spaced approximately two inches center to center. Two of the frames were covered on both sides with Bishopric Stucco Board, which was fastened through each lath at each stud with one five-penny cement coated nail (.091” diameter x 1K” long). The lath on this Stucco Board was spaced approximately the same as the common lath on the two test panels previously described. CONDUCT OF TESTS. The nature of the test rigging and the application of the test panels is best illustrated in the blue-print of the test rigging enclosed. The traction dynamometer used in the test had a capacity of 5000 pounds and was carefully calibrated before and after the tests were made. This calibration is indicated on the Plot A enclosed. The test panels were placed in the test rigging as shown on the print with the sills horizontal. The pull or load was applied to the top of the frame at the back end of the upper sill by means of a yoke which straddled the sides of the frame. The forward end of the lower sill butted against a block which was securely bolted to the base of the test rigging. The lower sill was also bolted to the base of the test rigging through 3 x 3 oak strips securely fastened to the base plank which was of 3x 12” oak. The load was applied by means of a chain hoist as shown in the sketch, the dynamom- eter being carried between the chain hoist and the eye of the yoke about the test panel. In certain preliminary tests it was found that the pull exerted in and about 3500 to 4000 pounds up-ended the test rigging, stripping the studding from the lower sill. To counteract this action, in one of each kind of the test panels a 34’’ bolt was passed through the upper and lower sills vertically at a distance approximately four inches from the back end of the frame. The back end of the lower sill was also clamped down by means of two steel plates driven through the side of the panel and over the lower sill as is indicated in the sketch. The movement measured was the forward movement of the upper sill under the loads applied. The measurement was taken from a tri-square bolted to the upper sill at the forward end to a vertical upright fastened to the base plank of the rigging. The location at which this movement was taken is clearly indicated on the sketch. The loads were applied by increments of 200 pounds. The movement of the upper sill was measured after each increment of load. Page Twenty-one SrHnREEHEEE ae SHcetine SH pisses! ate H+} H ry aoncceea SHrpriee a3 at SN Lael v= eh ne) Ba at Ha tate Sees soeeseen ee is ae oes Ceed Surin uae FOR EVERY TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION Test Made by Professor Shepherd of the Sheffield Scientific School SHEFFIELD SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL YALE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MASON LABORATORY New Haven, Connecticut April 4, 1917 The Bishopric Manufacturing Company Cincinnati, Ohio Gentlemen: - At the request of your Mr. W. J. Gould, I assisted in a test of your Bishopric stucco board and some wood sheathing at Waterbury, Connecticut, on April 3, 1917. I am enclosing the load deformation curves which show graphically the result of the test. Under a pull of 1300 pounds the stucco board was deformed 2 1/2" while. the wood sheathing was deformed 4 1/2" under a pull of 650 pounds. In deforming the wood.sheathing to 5 1/4" the pull rose to 850 pounds. This without doubt was due to the wedging affect of the boards after such an extreme deformation. Assistant Professor of rength of Materials Twenty-vie Page Twenty-three oy Hy PL Factory of Kelly-Springfield Motor Truck Co., Springfield, O. Bishopric Narrow Key Stucco Board used direct to studding covered with Rocbond Stucco. : i Bishopric Stucco Board used on d me 4 ) : Mass. Architect, Russell § ir Stucco Contractor, M Sey Moving Picture House, Scranton, Pa. Architect, J. J. Feeney, Scranton, Pa. Stucco Contractor, John Mann, Scranton, Pa. Bishopric Stueco Board used on exterior, “ =) eZ } Fa First Church of Christ, Charles City, Ia. S. S. Beaman, Architect, Chicago, IIl. Contractor, Geo. C. Kellogg, Charles City, Ia. Bishopric Sheathing and Creosoted Stucco Board used on exterior. Bishopric Stucco Board not Creosoted on interior. Cincinnati Golf Club. Bishopric Board used on all exteriors and interiors. Elzner & Anderson, Architects, Cinti, O. barns of Edward Jennings, Weston, ig, Newton Lower Falls, Mass. ankard, Waltham, Mass. E R Apartment, A. G. Gun, 1125 No. Main St., Tulsa, Oklahoma. Architect, M. C. Cross, Tulsa, Oklahoma. : Bishopric Stucco Board ~ Fog? CO nailed direct to studding, BISHOPRIC SHEATHING BOARD Architects Specify Bishopric Board on their Own Homes Residence constructed by Mr. Wm. J. Paine, Architect, Newtonville, Mass. Bishopric Board used on all exteriors. Washington, D. C., July 10th, 1919. BISHOPRIC MFG. CO., Cincinnati, Ohio Gentlemen :—I received your sample of Bishopric Board, also booklet and take this opportunity to thank you for them. I have recommended its use on three different suburban houses that I have planned in the last three weeks as I consider it an excellent material and will not hesitate to specify it on any work I can. I will say that I am planning a home for my own use and expect to use it inside and out. Thanking you for your promptness in complying with my request for information and sample, I am, Yours truly, 734 Eighth Street, N. W. J. E. LYLES, Architect. PETERSBURG, NEB., January 16, 1919. Gentlemen:—I am in receipt of yours of the 14th, also sample and booklet on Bishopric Stucco or Plaster Board. I am well pleased with your stucco board. The first I used of it was four or five years ago in Omaha. I was back there a few months ago to see how it stood up, and it was in perfect con- dition, not a crack or check to be seen anywhere. This house cost $10,000, and is located on the northwest corner 48th and Farnum Streets. And again, I also like its great labor saving qualities. I have some big jobs I am doing now at Albion, Nebraska, and I intend to use it on all stucco jobs from now on. Yours truly, ED. S. BECKWITH. Page Twenty-six FOR EVERY TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION What Other Architects and Builders Say 1329 E. 26TH ST., BROOKLYN, N. Y., March 4, 1917. MR. GEORGE E. HUBBERT, 465 S. Columbus Ave., Mt. Vernon, N. Y. Dear Sir:—In answer to your request for my opinion of the Bishopric Stucco Board, which I used in erecting eight 214-story detached residences on East 26th Street, between Avenues M and N, the Bishopric Stucco Board is just what I claimed it was from the first time I made investigations of that material and got it approved by the Title Guarantee and Trust Company and the Building Department of Brooklyn for its use in my eight houses. : It is much better and stronger than wire for stucco work, in my opinion, and I believe if presented properly to experienced builders, that at least 90 per cent of them would approve of it in preference to wire. In four houses built by me where I used clapboarding for the first story, I used the Bishopric Board under the clapboarding in place of sheathing, and find that it makes a much better and cheaper job. Respectfully yours, JOHN F. LYNCH, Builder. CHICAGO, February 13, 1917. THE BISHOPRIC MANUFACTURING CO., Gentlemen:—In reference to illustration of Dean Rogers’ residence in the February House and Garden, the house really is very successful, and shows a fine use for Bishopric Board. Yours truly, LOWE & BOLLENBACHER, 14 East Jackson Street. Architects. CLEVELAND, O., October 9, 1915. THE BISHOPRIC MANUFACTURING CoO., Cincinnati, O. Gentlemen:—I used Bishopric Stucco Board on two houses for our company. These two houses were completed more than a year ago, and the walls are still in perfect condition. It is the best background for stucco construction I ever used, and as an old stucco man can recommend it as the cheapest and best material on the market. I will guarantee my work on Bishopric Stucco Board. I cannot say too much in its favor. Its merits are many. Yours truly, W. J. MACLEVIE, Superintendent of Construction, The Humphrey Co., Euclid Beach Park. BLOOMINGTON, ILL., April 17, 1916. Mk. T. A. STEPHENS, St. Louis, Mo. Dear Sir:—I have used Bishopric Stucco Board during the last two years on several jobs, and did not use sheathing on the building, and I found it entirely satisfactory, acting as a damp- proof and making an air-tight wall. Respectfully, B. M. KUHN, Contractor. WINCHESTER, VA. THE BISHOPRIC MANUFACTURING CoO., Cincinnati, O. Gentlemen:—I am about to build myself a house and am considering the use of Bishopric Stucco Board for the outside walls. I specified it for a house last year, and was very much pleased with the results. Yours truly, STUART H. EDMONDS, Architect. Twenty-seven BISHOPRIC STUCCO AND PLASTER BOARD What Other Architects and Builders Say PHILADELPHIA, PA., July 26, 1915. THE BISHOPRIC MANUFACTURING CoO., Cincinnati, Ohio. Gentlemen:—We are developers of large tracts of land in the New Jersey suburbs, close to Camden, and in building houses for our customers we have used your Bishopric Stucco Board, and find it, when properly treated, a very satisfactory inexpensive base for stucco work. Yours very truly, E. M. CUTLER CO., 618 Chestnut Street. Epw. H. CUTLER, President. LOUISVILLE, Ky., NEW ALBANY, IND., January 13, 1917. THE BISHOPRIC MANUFACTURING CoO., Gentlemen:—I used some of your Bishopric Stucco Board for exterior stucco on an addition to my residence in the spring of 1916; this board was put on strictly according to directions over standard sheathing. The first and second coat consisted of water-proof cement plaster, after which the walls were allowed to remain for two weeks, and this, by the way, I think is very important and should be impressed upon all users of Bishopric Board—let the walls stand about ten days or two weeks before putting on the spatter dash. I wish to state further that in addition to being a good base for stucco, your Board made a very warm house; before the alterations were made, it was necessary to keep a good fire in the stove in the dining room all winter; this has not been necessary since the Bishopric Board was used on the exterior walls—we are heating with one stove three rooms, and I know that this is on account of the warm walls as a result of using Bishopric Board, and I feel that I can recommend it highly. Yours very truly, ARTHUR R. SMITH, Architect. MILWAUKEE, WIS., February 8, 1915. Tews LIME & CEMENT Co., North and Humboldt Sts., Milwaukee, Wis. Gentlemen:—The Bishopric Stucco Board which we have used in the construction of our work last summer has given perfect satisfaction. It was used on the inside of walls as well as on the outside. Anyhody using Bishopric Stucco Board will not make a mistake. Respectfully yours, CHRISTIANSEN & KREMNITZ, Architects. Per GEO. A. KREMNITZ. 59 EAST MADISON ST., CHICAGO, September 4th, 1919. THE BISHOPRIC MFG. Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. Gentlemen :—I am specifying your stucco board for several residences, including one for myself. Kindly send me your instructions for contractors applying the board. Also quotation on 2000 ft. Thanking you in advance for this information, I remain, Very truly yours, L. E. STANHOPE & CO., Architects. D. E. STANHOPE. Page Twenty-eight FOR EVERY TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION No Other Stucco Base Can be Nailed So Securely This is an important point. A stucco base which is secured by staples is not likely to hold long a stucco wall which weighs 10 to 15 pounds per surface foot. The construction of many brands of material used as a foun- dation for the stucco is such that staples must be used to fasten it to the building, and seldom is it possible to use enough staples, even granting that staples have sufficient holding power. When applied to the studding, Bishopric Board is secured by a No. 5 gal- vanized wire nail to each individual wood strip wherever it crosses a stud. Four No. 5 galvanized wire box nails are used to each wood strip when Bishopric Board is applied over sheathing. With four nails in each wood strip this Stucco Board will maintain its gripping power indefinitely. Bishopric Board is usually applied with joints broken every three or four feet. Thus each single unit, securely nailed as it is, gives greater resistance to the weight of the stucco. The strain of the stucco is broken, it being distributed over the entire wall, with each individual unit holding the stucco snug-tight to the building. Many users, however, get satisfactory results by applying it in one long, continuous unit. In some cases it is not possible to break joints every four feet. SS i ea I i Il | It will not Warp, Buckle or give you any trouble whatsoever Page Twenty-nine BISHOPRIC STUCCO AND PLASTER BOARD Some Specific Facts ELASTICITY PROTECTS AGAINST BUCKLING AND SETTLING.—The Asphalt Mastic and Fibreboard are sufficiently elastic to take up all expansion. The stuc- co coating will expand about one-half-inch to each 50 feet and an increase or decrease of one-ten-thousandth of an inch in thickness of the backing will account for this amount of expansion. Thus, the Asphalt Mastic backing, being elastic, will take up this expansion easily. Thousands of stucco homes in all parts of the country testify to Bishopric Board’s immunity to every kind of atmospheric action. DAMPNESS HAs NO ILL EFFECT ON IT.—Dampness has no ill effect upon stucco applied over Bishopric Board because dampness does not in any way injure the creosoted wood strips. Creosote protects railroad ties from exposure for years and years. It protects Bishopric Board from disintegration. The wood strips are further preserved against moisture and disintegration by the Asphalt Mastic backing into which they are rigidly imbedded. If there is any actual expansion of the wood strips, it is not greater than the movement of the cement mixture in its chemical action when the mixture is properly made and applied. Bishopric Board neither sags, springs nor cracks, and years of use have thoroughly demonstrated this fact. USING SUFFICIENT GOOD MATERIAL MAKES WALLS STRONG.—A rich stucco mixture has a tendency to cause surface cracks and a lean stucco mixture will not be permanent. That is why we give on pages 5-6 a tested stucco mixture which always assures good results. Sufficient good material should be used to make the walls strong. The stucco must not be allowed to dry too rapidly, or the thinner sections between the clinch will set first. SHRINKING OF SHEATHING DOES NO HARM.—If Bishopric Board is used over 1%-inch wood sheathing, cross the end grains. The shrinking of the sheath- ing cannot buckle Bishopric Board when end grain crosses end grain. When the Stucco Board is put directly on the frame, put it on horizontally so that it will cross the grain of the studs or wall strips. If you must use diagonal sheathing, put the Stucco Board on also diagonally in the opposite way so that it will cross the grain. Do not be afraid to apply the Stucco Board vertically. When the stucco is set it cannot get away from the dovetail key. See page 46. NO POSSIBILITY OF DRY-ROTTING.—As the Asphalt Mastic prevents damp- ness reaching the frames, no dampness can get at the wood strips from inside and if the stucco is waterproofed, no dampness can strike the Board from without. Moreover, imbedded between the Asphalt Mastic and the stucco, completely shut away from the air, there can be no air action and consequently no rot. Creosoting the wood strips also protects them. Imbedded between the Asphalt and the Cement, Bishopric Board will outlive the house itself. SUCCESSFULLY RESISTS FIRE.—Bishopric Stucco and Plaster Board has a fire-resisting backing in its thick coating of Asphalt Mastic and the wood strips themselves cannot burn because they are imbedded between and in Asphalt Mastic and Cement. If fire comes, the chances are it will start in the interior of your building, in which case a solid wall of Asphalt Mastic checks its travel. Page Thirty FOR EVERY TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION Asphalt Mastic is not completely fire-proof, but it is extremely slow burning, presenting very decided resistance to fire. USED AROUND CORNICES, UNDER EAVES, ETC.—Bishopric Board can be used in these more or less inaccessible places and is used regularly. It is better than wire for such places. If you use wire you must have sheathing also, while Bishopric Board serves as sheathing as well as stucco board, when desired. FOR PANELLED AND HALF-TIMBERED EFFECTS.—Put the Bishopric Board on the building before trimming, then use 7%-inch stock instead of 11-inch, and you will save on your pine or cypress bills. Nail your 74-inch panel strips on over the Stucco Board and save labor. There is no occasion for prohibitive cutting of the Bishopric Board when used in panelled or half-timber effects. Residence of W. H. Connor, Lakeview, Rockcliffe, Canada. Bishopric Stucco Board used as a background for Stucco. Architect, W. E. Noffke. Page Thirty-one BISHOPRIC STUCCO AND PLASTER BOARD Residence, Geo. Gunther, Baltimore, Md. Architect, Geo. G. Simonson. Stucco Contractor, Sam’! Shaffer, Baltimore, Md. The Word of Home Owners and Home Builders CHICAGO, ILL., May 1, 1917. H. H. ROBINSON, Esq., 604 Chamber of Commerce, Chicago, Ill. Dear Sir:—I am in receipt of your letter inquiring as to how I feel about “‘Bishopric Stucco Board.” In reply, wish to say that I used 5000 feet of this board nailed direct to the studs in building my new residence at Grand Beach, Mich., on to which Elastic Stucco was applied. This peer tule stuccoed in the winter, and up to the present time has not shown the slightest indication of cracking. It may be of interest to you to know that I used this Bishopric Board on the interior of my porches and then stuccoed them. I particularly noted that throughout the building there is not the slightest trace of dampness, which condition, I believe, is due to the Mastic Asphalt on your Board. In conclusion will say that I am very much pleased with this construction, and inasmuch as it is my own home I made a thorough investigation before I gave you the order for the board, and on completion of the same find it does all you claim for it, and more, and I heartily recommend it to anyone contemplating using the board. Yours truly, JAY H. EMERSON. Thirty-two FOR EVERY TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION BUFFALO, N. Y., October 15, 1919. Gentlemen:—With pleasure, I beg to state that I have used Bishopric Stucco Board during the last three years, and in all my experience have found same to be satisfactory in every respect. In my estimation it is far better than metal lath, or any other material on the market, for a base to apply stucco. It no doubt will be of interest to you to know that I have again ordered Bishopric Stucco Board from your local Supply House for several more houses. Yours very truly, FRANK COVEY. ARLINGTON, MAss., February 22, 1915. Mr. A. D. HOWARD, Boston, Massachusetts. Dear Sir:—I am pleased to advise that I have used this board on four two-family houses on Dixson and Hill Streets, at Teale Square, West Somerville, and am entirely satisfied with the results. Two of these houses were built during the spring of 1914, and have been completed and occupied since last summer. I had such satisfactory results with these two that I put up two more last fall, and am building two now on Broadway, on which I will use Stucco Board and have ready to be stuccoed as soon as the weather permits. On the last two built I used your creosoted board and the creosoting has acted as a preservative during the winter and enabled me to go ahead with my inside plastering and finish. My finished houses have stood through the winter without showing any cracks or signs of dampness, and I am pleased to recommend the material highly. Yours very truly, JOHN C. CAMERON, Contractor_and_Builder. Residence constructed for Mr. Judkins, Needham, Mass., by Wm. J. Paine, Architect, Newtonville, Mass. Bishopric Stucco and Plaster Board was used on the entire building. Page Thirty-three BISHOPRIC STUCCO AND PLASTER BOARD —_—_—_————_—_—_—_—_—_—=_s_s=S===—===_m_™a—=={—a_—a—e——a—_—aoy—_olo—SS—————————_ Residence—Wm. Mills, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Architect—Wm. J. Brown. Stucco Contractor—Chas. R. Carpenter. Bishopric Board applied and left standing during Winter. Stucco applied in Spring. Erecting Stucco Homes in Winter ERECTING STUCCO HOMES IN WINTER.—Do not permit winter’s interfer- ing hand to halt your construction this year—apply Bishopric Stucco and Plaster Board to the exterior studding or sheathing and proceed with the interior finishing. If you wish, you can occupy your home in considerable comfort. For many years, in many northern states, Bishopric Board has regularly stood exposed to the elements from fall to spring without deterioration. In every instance the buildings have been ready for stuccoing at the architect’s or contractor’s order. Bishopric Board’s protective features, due to its extraordinary insulating qualities, keep the interior warm while the plastering and trimming are done. Cold and dampness cannot enter. We recommend that creosoted Bishopric Stucco Board be used when applied and left to stand during the winter—as the creosote oil protects and preserves the wood strips from the elements. When Bishopric Board is also used on the interior as a plaster base, it makes a home doubly warm. Yet such a home is cool in summer because of the splendid insulation. CHECOTAH, OKLA. Gentlemen:—I put your board on my house and it is certainly good. That was three years ago and it doesn’t show any cracks in corners or angles and but very few hair-line cracks through the white coat. Yours truly, E. H. LIKOWSKI, Contractor. Page Thirty-four FOR EVERY TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION Bishopric Board for Remodeling Before Old frame residence remodeled and con- verted into an attrac- tive stucco building. Bishopric Stucco Board nailed over old siding and covered with cement stucco. Owner, Mr. H. Rob- erts, New York. Arch- itect and contractor, R. H. Drislane, Sayre, Penn. It is easy and inexpensive to transform an old and unsightly frame dwelling into a modern and unusually beautiful stucco home. Hundreds of such houses have been made over with Bishopric Board and stucco finish, and today are just as satisfactory in every way as houses built anew. It is a very simple proposition. Just nail Bishopric Stucco or Plaster Board right over the weather boarding or other finish and apply the stucco. The cost is but very little more than for repainting a frame house a few times, and the difference in appearance is truly remarkable. In preparing the window and door casings to receive the stucco, there are two general methods, according to the condition of the old casings. One is to take off the casing and block it out from the back sufficiently to receive the stucco, or place a band-mold on the present casing of sufficient size to receive the stucco. Page Thirty-five BISHOPRIC STUCCO AND PLASTER BOARD Bishopric Board for Industrial Housing BISHOPRIC BOARD FOR INDUSTRIAL HOUSING.—The pronounced economy of Bishopric Stucco and Plaster Board makes it particularly desirable for indus- trial housing. The rapidity with which it can be applied is another appealing factor as often workers’ homes are needed quickly. It is needless to emphasize the pride the workman takes in a good attractive home. Good homes are the best preventatives of labor radicalism. They stand for bed rock conservatism, sound Americanism, and permanent occupation in one plant. Bolshevistic doctrines do not appeal to the worker established in his own home. Bishopric Stucco and Plaster Board makes attractive stucco homes when used on the exterior as a stucco base. It makes a sound, sturdy, cosy frame residence when used on the interior as a base for plaster. Where rigid economy is necessary, Bishopric Board can be applied to interior walls and ceilings, siding direct to studding. This eliminates the need for sheathing without cheapening the construction. This method of construction is now commonly practiced. Bishopric Sheathing Board also is a very popular product for industrial housing projects. Numerous manufacturers, contractors, and architects have specified it in the building of entire communities. It effects a saving of at least 80 per cent over ordinary wood sheathing and makes stronger, warmer walls with greater wind resistance. List of Concerns which have Used Bishopric Board and Bishopric Sheathing GLB 2&Q Saloni rays eaits detec es tsa Renee he ee eae eR ae eee ores ere Valiere, Ill. Tennessee Coal iS [rons @ot tg ocr kee ene ac ee ed i Birmingham, Ala. Chickasaw Shipbuilding Co......... 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Fairbanks: Morse Cor. eidetewc ace tenes ee ae ae Mer a re Ra hit eae ner ae Beloit, Wisc. American’ Glay Machinery: Cou nanen irae orn acini era eee ee Bucyrus, Ohio Champion: Coated ‘Paper: Co peace seine cet sence Nome ee Se Carn renee Hamilton, Ohio Chamber of Commerce (Hamilton Home Building Co.)......................... Hamilton, Ohio Chainberioft (Commences ca ttc aere ae eee ee ena ees ence Elmira, N.Y. Chamber of Commerce, ea har eee er eee ee Manitowoc, Wisc. AmericanvAgricultural: hems Coach et eee eee ter re eee Portsmouth, N. H. Connecticut: Malls. Cotes cee i he co ich we ea ee ee eee Danielson, Conn. Fellows’ Gear'Shaping) Com mecsrse co oe ene tee ere nee epg Sherr ne eee Springfield, Vt. DuPont sPowGer Consus a ea eR ae ee eee Wilmington, Del. Subsiarines Bote Cosi y kk ee a ieee ton ira ec cet ta eae Newark, N. J. Corona Typewriter! Cos cy bape encore aes en ee ae se Groton, N. Y. B{Cot Mesa: (munitions) :h4 2 ee op hershey ee as yn er me Rare Irvington, N. J. Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co.......................0.000000-5: ete Pea Youngstown, Ohio Page Thirty-six FOR EVERY TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION oungstown sheet: WLube Cone mite nec ers er ee I Ps eee eet Se rs Huron, Pa. Hetroleum pI rONsVWVOLrks wee we ee ee ee ee tee waters nae gene Ah eye Te Sharon, Pa. UWiniversitygotelllinois srs crew rt rs ck er Seen eee 2 as Sa eh nee Champaign, Ill. Wniversityzorpiwentackyrernt erst etch cm ee ee Ed fee ee ee ee Lexington, Ky. Maintislande Greek? @oall'Co-ti eae ere ee Ate en td eee Omar, W. Va. Hamptonuhoads:Collieries'\@omwe cas sone ones a oe ce eee Big Sandy, W. Va. HikhornyeineysCoaleMinings@ overeat e s arr eae Powellton, W. Va. StormekKin gi CoaliGown sp aye ten eet red tei kee kN a eee ae enor Rom ed e eee mF Jeff, Ky. WES MArsenial rere pore ape are eee ar en at one eg Re. ee Rock Island, IIl. DaytonpAviationtHicldsig acrvie t ty oti er eens Weert ree te pen Dayton, Ohio Lehigh: Portland+@ements Cores sete eee er oe See tc EN Le Allentown, Pa. Reninsularsbortlands@ements Commer ory tere a een he eee Cement City, Mich. INew: England)Power Cos...) oe ee CEE eT ee ent ei epee eee Boston, Mass. Americans WoolentGornnnhecacit he ete Gee ee sg 8 ve South Lawrence, Mass. Sanford Mills & W. Goodall Worster Co.................-0 cece cece cee esanceuees Sanford, Me. Parsons) hulp Lumber| Corse ee ee RO Se eee EON ee Brandon:GottoneMills@?ncerey eee eee te ee oe ae. oe areenvillesS.Gs aurens;CottoneMillssennry eee Peet Les Le etic nee, oot: can ae Rael mee Laurens, S. C. Anchors Ducks Cowen ocr te ee Mbardiesstindeve ae Ru NORTE ee eee wea eheloes Rome, Ga. The Norton Co. (Architect, Grosvenor Atterbury, New York City, N. Y., Contractor, Keel a leyawiCo: Ines boston.e Vass) mien ree ee ee ee eae Worcester, Mass. OntariosHousings@ommitteesseri ce ee eee ee eee nee ee Toronto, Canada ROLtsmoutheousing vASSOCIA LION ry aie an arenas nn tae ee Portsmouth, N. H. Bigelow Carpet Co................ Fs ag ee RTA a PO EP Me we Clinton, Mass Crane Sanitarium............... seeds che eee Ne ee a cape SRO pein) eae tO A OR rea nS Rutland, Mass. Guthrie Coal & Mining Co....... SH aa hae en AE Agony A ELAN a Gann aes Elkhorn City, Ky. Charcoal Iron Co. of America...... SE aT SENAY NS te el ef c ¢ e Marquette, Mich. Miassillont Housing, @ owe cen roy a eiele tink, or ed ee rs ne eo een yn eames at Massillon, Ohio Endicott Johnson Corporation.................. a ia as Sp Eom ae Aan PR Endicott, N. Y. Lia MIGU NI VErsit yates te ee date ee LS ke ie ate fem itor Rue eee ete sh Oxford, Ohio Kelly-springhelde Motors Druck: Covpreeerr ce ey ne ee tee ee Springfield, Ohio Cedar Point Summer Resort Co.................... MAR eitn cate ans eae Nees Cedar Point, Ohio Ohio: SteelwlubeiComnsen. wrest tyros, Sake eee Re he et he CY Shelby, Ohio @rownshteldi Shipbuilding Cosme ed See ie ee he eS ease Fall River, Mass. WestaBovistonyMtgn Comper rare this thon ee ae ee Mee ces Easthampton, Mass. DARCESLUROMCCIING CO, Peni es oe Uae Ree Se Wives c eioe Rial Sie eek ty Lowell, Mass. Sta LER OSpi Lal eyewear ee se a tg Ae ee) Ok een leg 8 tegen pty Wb DORA Rutland, Mass. Suppl yaOthcetNav ya Vard.wedee. we bernie Cesar Akl ekg rn ok. ete Indian Head, Md. YeRWaC wAce Recreation Dullding tia) ate ae ie ee eo Bridgeport, Conn. Whitlocki@oilBRipe: Commer remy er a oe thy: Bee tee eee Aen re Hartford, Conn. Maxwells \lotors Comey tas ee ere tle eis ty. I A Pe gle Noung Sele he daa Detroit, Mich. BUCYRUS, O., September 12, 1918. Gentlemen:—The carload of heavy weight sheathing board arrived at Bucyrus, Ohio, several days ago, and we have just finished applying to five of the two hundred houses we are building here for Government munition workers. We have kept careful account of the cost of sheathing the five houses with your sheathing board, and find a savingof 28 per cent compared with the regular No. 2 yellow pine sheathing which we have been using. Much less labor is required in applying—it makes as strong a building as the old-fashioned sheathing and a much warmer building. We have used Bishopric Heavy Weight Sheathing Board very satisfactorily under shingles on side walls of houses. By applying the shingles in step fashion so that the line of the wood strips are revealed, no difficulty is experienced in nailing. We predict a phenomenal demand for this sheathing, and will use it exclusively hereafter on our industrial housing projects. Yours truly, D C. DUNN Page Thirty-seven BISHOPRIC STUCCO AND PLASTER BOARD Be Stucco mish Coat: he 7 we te < i sears MSM Oe eee RRS COO RSE NLS CENA eed Brats TE a) ot ete te eee tai centage ne Si npr. ceeeeron ones Geer Mastic ’ a — 2 ; oS a F “bre Board’. "Stucco Scratch Coat? MEDIUM WEIGHT — WIDE. KEY—— for, PorTLAND CEMENT Stucco ‘¥ Stucco Scratch Coat — "Tire Doma Aspials Hastiec)| \ Heavy WeigHT — WI E Key ~ For. PORTLAND CEMENT STUCCO DETAILS OF BISHOPRIC STUCCO Dose sold Moshic fipre Board 7 ene vs No 4 MEDIUM WEIGHT Agchalt Mastic ~ ; Libre +. : } - — = Cot = she _ : : ue : NOS HEAVY WEIGHT Lee o oDP TALIS “OF. BISHOPRIC SHEATHING UDOALO NOTE. ~ Bishopria Stuccosand foot wie Board 1s prpEc in rolls contaming one Shieet. 25 feet long and 4 feet wide, (100 square feet). Number | 1 a 3 ' “Weight per 2 1000 Sq, Feet. 1140 pounds. | 1240 pounds , 1540 pounds Reduced Details of Bishopric Stucco and Sheathing Board. (Drawn by Sweets Catalogue Service, Inc.) ot 1240 pounds | 1340 pounds Page Thirty-eight FOR EVERY TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION Houses built by U. S. Housing Corporation, Niagara Falls, New York. Contractors, Geo. W. Stiles Construction Co., Chicago, Ill. Architects, Dean & Dean, Chicago. Bishopric Board used under Elastica Stucco. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 19, 1918. D. EVERETT WAID, U. S. Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation, 140 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa. Dear Sir:—By request of the American Materials Company, we are writing to you with reference to the result of our experience with Elastica Stucco for the Eclipse Park Industrial Housing Development for the Fairbanks-Morse Company, at Beloit, Wisc. We are glad to inform you that we are entirely satisfied with the results obtained. It was applied on Bishopric Board during the Fall and early Winter months, during part of which time the weather was very cold. In view of our experience we are contemplating the use of the same material in the Housing Work for the Government at Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia. Yours very truly, GEO. B. POST & SONS. YOUNGSTOWN, O., June 11, 1918. THE BISHOPRIC MANUFACTURING Co., Spring Grove and Este Aves., Cincinnati, O. Gentlemen:—In reply to your letter of the 4th inst., we are glad to state that so far as we can judge at present we are very much satisfied with the Bishopric Sheathing we have used on the houses at our coal mine, so much so, that we have specified it for fifty new houses to be erected here in Youngtown. We estimate that in its use there is a saving of fully 30 per cent over wood sheathing and paper. Yours truly, THE BUCKEYE LAND COMPANY By B. E. BROOKS, Architect. Page Thirty-nine BISHOPRIC SHEATHING BOARD Bishopric Sheathing BISHOPRIC SHEATHING.—Bishopric Sheathing is a heavy, protecting wall curtain of decided rigidity and strength made from water-proofed fibreboard combined with Asphalt Mastic and reinforced with heavy wood strips %-inch thick with 14 and 14-inch spacing between strips. It is particularly suited to brick veneer and frame construction. It is used on individual homes and for industrial and community building projects, replacing ordinary wood sheathing at a saving of 30 per cent in final cost. It also is largely used as a sub-flooring and under-roofing in homes of the finer type; in apartment, office, and factory buildings; churches, schools, clubs, theaters, and moving picture houses. Various Chambers of Commerce have specified it in connection with building movements. As a sheathing board Bishopric Sheathing is much superior to the wood sheathing commonly used because it makes practically a solid wall free from knot- holes, widening cracks, or gaping joints. In a wall section 10 feet high and 4 feet wide, one single complete unit of Bishopric Sheathing Board has the covering capacity of 20 ordinary sheathing boards. Which makes the warmer, sounder wall—the one sheet of Bishopric Sheathing with a base of tough Asphalt Mastic, or the 20 sheathing boards with 20 or more spaces between them ?—spaces which enlarge as the lumber dries out. Bishopric Sheathing, on the other hand, is elastic and takes up shrinkage. Nailed firmly to the building Bishopric Sheathing gives the same advantages as would be secured by building a wall out of solid board. The Asphalt Mastic is an exceedingly tough, preservative substance. It is moisture proof. Under- neath the Asphalt is a comparatively heavy layer of fibreboard, the best insulator known. Asphalt and fibreboard unite to completely sound deaden the wall. The strength of Bishopric Sheathing is unquestioned by any architect, con- tractor, or home builder who has studied the strength tests shown on page 18-23. Bishopric Sheathing gives more wind and weather protection than any other sheathing. It furnishes its own insulation, eliminating building paper. It keeps buildings warm in winter and cool in summer. Both the fibreboard and Asphalt Mastic are non-conductors and when weatherboards are applied, dead air spaces —the best known form of insulation—are formed between the weatherboards or shingles. Bishopric sheathed walls are damp-proof and fire-resisting and have much greater wind strength than when sheathed in the ordinary way. A particularly desirable feature is that Bishopric Sheathing can be applied in late fall or winter and the interior of the building finished as desired, in com- parative comfort. This is due to its warmth and dryness-insuring qualities. Both Asphalt and wood shingles are successfully applied over this sheathing. There is no waste to Bishopric Sheathing—1,000 square feet covers 1,000 square feet of surface. The labor saving is at least one-third. Buildings go up quicker because there are fewer units to handle and work with. Nailing is done much faster. A truck or wagon will haul twice as much of it as of lumber sheath- ing. This is a big saving. The average cost of applying ordinary sheathing is from $15 to $20 per 1,000 feet; of Bishopric Sheathing, $9 per 1,000 feet. Page Forty FOR EVERY TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION Evidence 28 NORTH DEARBORN ST., CHICAGO, ILL., September 6, 1918. THE BISHOPRIC MFG. Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. Gentlemen:—It gives us great pleasure to recommend your Bishopric Sheathing Board. Our first experience in using this board has been very satisfactory. We have just finished using your Sheathing Board on fifty houses being erected by the Buckeye Land Company of Youngstown, Ohio, upon which we have a general contract. Our experience has been that the board is most desirable because of the simplicity in which it is put on and also as a matter of economy. We find there is a vast saving over wood sheathing and paper. We are contemplating building for other Architects, and we will be pleased to recommend your board wherever possible, and also to specify it in our own specifications, where the matter of sheathing is left to our discretion. We would be pleased to have you refer anyone to us who is interested in the board. Yours very truly, PADDOCK, BOND & COMPANY. Per LAURENCE COLTON BOND. HAMILTON, O., January 31, 1919 Gentlemen:—We are now completing our contract to build fifty houses for The Hamilton Home Building Co., Hamilton, Ohio, and take this opportunity to state that we have used your Stucco Board and Sheathing on all the houses, which has given the best of satisfaction. Not only have we saved about 25 per cent in cost over ordinary yellow pine sheathing, but we know that we had a much better and warmer job. Some of the houses have been stuccoed six months. The materials used were Portland Cement, lime and sand, with Stonekote dash finish. We are pleased to state that there is not a sign of a crack anywhere, which is more than we can say of stucco on wire lath which we have heretofore used on hundreds of houses we have built. The material we find is economical in shipping and handling; the waste is minimum, and the rapidity with which it can be put on the houses makes it, in our estimation, the most desirable sheathing on the market at the present time. We would further state that we will give it the prefer- ence over sheathing and wire lath for stucco, or for shingles and siding, on any work we will do in the future. Your prompt shipment was very much appreciated. Yours sincerely, JOHN CLARK UDALL, INC. JOuUN R. CoRBIN, Mgr. TOLEDO, OHIO, November 5th, 1919. Mr. H. B. ASHBAUGH, BISHOPRIC MFG. Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. Dear Sir:—We are using your heavy sheathing board on 25 residences in Shelby and your medium weight sheathing board on 50 residences for the Ohio Seamless Tube Company. It took us a long time to be convinced that Bishopric Sheathing was as good a tie for a building as 74-inch sheathing. We have given it severe test on our Shelby job and are thoroughly converted. Weare saving about 38 per cent in the way of material and labor by using Bishopric Sheathing. This would undoubtedly run higher if we were in other contractors’ shoes, as we have our own mills in Pike County, Ohio, and can supply ourselves with sheathing for six to eight dollars per thousand cheaper than what they are selling same on the market now. We assure you that we are satisfied in every respect with your product, and expect to use Dishopric Board in all our large operations in the future. Yours sincerely, IDB. CH. H. D. BOWLUS, CONSTRUCTION CO. Page Forty-one BISHOPRIC SHEATHING BOARD Bishopric Board vs. Lumber Dill Atione Dine MDOP Dp: B&B SHEATHING ae ee 4:0" 1 16" 16" 16° 6° 6” 16° eee [eee ee ae aa (eee R.WHYNT& Co. fs = ; eB : : 2 BisHOPRIC BoarRD- a == a . f | a ST ST, 4400*Pvit-DEroRMeD. 1.69" iS ae Ta SST Ta eer © “| SHEATHING - eS SN a EES ET | i! CE OOUPVLLSIDEFOR MED YS Ill tees ee ererenens meaneanereemel : ge ee eee =F - ” ae eS ae SE a PRor SHEPARD: YALL Sy RS ET | Bisnopric Boarp- SE SER PR ONS SUES ; [SOO PVOU DEFORMED, rs om | eens ene ee eens | DHEATHING- Sa SE Le =! A |p CRE RC car Ie aS RS SESE 600 "\PVL DrroR Mel 4:s\) | —————— as, i Da a EEE MEMO Ta Gan Ay | = i SSS Sy Rea ae a ee RT | A ot URS MOONY eH Nee UN eee Ee - | SHIRA TR nia (OM bee 4-7 = | aeeeenemeeeeensenesaeaeaeeienssees=aeasemeenessts | Favat Loaos. a 2 si = SE ™ . | [ PE Sa ee ee ET) ST OY | SHIPPING WEIGHT |e PARES TEES =EED : Disnopric Doaro* SS ee ap Bt 1000 SQFT - 1000165 J000SQIT ~ 400Cins |E aE SEES nu - = eee —: : g NVMOCR OF VNITS. Soa er - 10:0" Watt: Stvos 16"0.¢ a Dr eT OY © a EEE SE Disnopric DoaRD. SEE ET BE SEE ED THREE. J6"X120° EACH ————— Al SHEATHING. eo 1 Sixty. 6°x 16° GACH SEES I EE HD | | REE Ee a i! : — ES J. + NAILING PER STVD i ETO) | SSE SS Sa EN} ‘ . DISKOERIC OLD CO ————————————— ens ee a eS SS Ee eS ST) SHEATHING Cy a || CSS Te 5 SERRE PS re eat GN SIN CRED Cut aD iat Aelet This clearly illustrates the great rigidity of Bishopric Board and its ease and economical cost of application as compared with Lumber Sheathing Page Forty-two FOR EVERY TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION Yrs PIS, ay RL Sy iptsasesnrnews GIG a7 a Fifty ouses, Youngstown, Sheet & Tube Co. Padcock & Bond, Contractors, Chicago, Ill. B. E. Beoois, Architect, Akron, Ohio. PENDESEUECHESEREL [Sr Hen eesneetasat TH PR RECAERECEESSRRE [eo EELESPEEE ES Cty Ce eee PRASEVSRELACITTEL LEREEATLELEC ERS AL \ EE FRaaa deren exsRcee LESEVSTSEUT CRE airmen Sepenanat seen es PREERAELOSLERR SEL THELESRTESEFET EST Fifty Houses built hy Builders of Homes Co., Springfield, Ohi Bishopric Sheathing and N. K. Stucco Bosra Wiseds x Page Forty-three BISHOPRIC SHEATHING BOARD Nene eee eee ee ee ee eee eee Bishopric Sheathing Board under siding. KANSAS Ciry, KANSAS, March 10, 1919. Gentlemen:—Your letter of inquiry, asking my opinion of the Bishopric Stucco Board, received. I used it on my home at 21 Rock Spring Road, Country Club, and do not hesitate to pronounce it the best of its kind on the market. The house has been built two years and the Stucco isin A-1 condition. Any Stucco work done by me in the future will be done over Bishopric Stucco Board in preference to metal lath. Yours very truly, (Signed) J. Y. MCCARTEN. WW ~~ Two residences, Sunset View allotment, Akron, Ohio. _ Architects and Builders, Clemens & Johnson Co., Akron, Ohio. Page Forty-four FOR EVERY TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION Employees’ Residences, American Clay Machinery Co., Bucyrus, Ohio. Contractor, D. C. Dunn, Bueyrus, Ohio. Bishopric Stucco Board used under Stucco. Bishopric Sheathing Board used under sidings and Shingles. NEW HAVEN, CONN., December 6, 1919. Gentlemen:—In using Bishopric Sheathing Board (heavy weight) my records show a saving of 29 per cent as compared with lumber sheathing and building paper. It makes a strong and warm building. Yours truly, Copy J. LOUIS REED, Contractor. WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, December 17th, 1919. Dear Sir:—In my experience with Bishopric Board on buildings, if given the same consideration and protection, with drips on sills and copings, and applying the proper material, there is no other material on the market to equal it, from the standpoint of economy and strength. Very truly yours, JOHN D. HOTH, Plaster Contractor. IRVINGTON, N. J., January 11, 1919. THE BISHOPRIC MANUFACTURING CO., Cincinnati, Ohio. Gentlemen:—Have specified and used your stucco board on some forty or more houses built in the Weequahie Park section of Newark, N. J., and elsewhere, in the past few weeks, and have always obtained the best of results with your stucco board. We did not hesitate to again use on ten houses of the sixty for the Mesa Housing Proposition that are now nearing completion at Irvington, N. J. When your representative, Mr. Siegman, first spoke to us in regard to your Bishopric Sheathing Board, we kept it in mind. As you know, we ordered two carloads of it, enough for the other fifty houses for the above mentioned Mesa Housing Proposition, and which we have already received. We are using it under shingles, wide and natrow clapboards, ete. Although somewhat skeptical at first about placing shingles over your sheathing, thinking it would be springy, we are no longer— this idea long since having disappeared. We find it everything that ordinary sheathing could be, and more. Being easy to handle, the carpenters liked putting it on. Seeing the possibilities with it and the economy in using it, we will not hesitate to bring it to the attention of any of our clients who in the future expect to build. This being an unsolicited letter, you may use same if you wish for your advertising, as we heartily recommend and endorse the use of Bishopric Stucco and Sheathing Board. Yours truly, STROMBACH & MERTENS, Architects. VicTOR H. STROMBACH. Page Forty-five BISHOPRIC SHEATHING BOARD ta A stucto Board m ” Prog Chnccg Board Im = 4% 4 ys oe “position to receivé tage * y-wositian te fecary oe te ae ; ws culister * TY Cabots * uly © ure G.SHEAT ba — IED 10 Euanig, Stas wecxcorrtad Steen board (Sheath a. gk mk TKlPS LUDLIN D. AUD Unt Yu eetay OER BISHOPRIC suearnine (APPLIED: OVER: DIAGONAL -SHEATHIIN APPLIED: OVER-HORIZONTAL- SH [_ferutee WIT! H