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Roofing Repairs and Utilities
War Department Technical Manual
TM5-617
June, 1945
United States Government Printing Office
Paperback, 36 pages.


ASBESTOS REFERENCES:

- Cement-Asbestos Shingle Roofs: Describes how to replace broken shingles (same way as broken slates). It mentions notching the shingle and using nails.

- Section on Repairing Asphalt-Prepared Roll Roofings: Materials listed include an asphalt plastic cement composed of 27% asbestos filler, and an asphalt emulsion that is 3-4% asbestos.

Additional Information:
- There is a page describing safety measures, but there are no instructions about wearing a mask or respirator.
 

CONDITION:  Acceptable.  Stain to front cover. Foxing to first page.  Edgetear to one page. Corner creases to pages.
Roofing Repairs and Utilities
War Department, June, 1945
$175