Re: [BP] tar and asbestos

[creighton]

you could buy fibrated roof cement up through the 70s. I remember 2 versions that were common. roof coating, paintable onto barnroofs ect and cement for patching holes. As most trips to a ny roof would show, roof cement - plastic cement cracks unless it is reinforced in some way.     In the 80s I restored a brownstone for The Joyce-Mertz Gilmore Foundation, an ecologically inclined nonprofit. The then chief insisted everything be totally by the book. We ended up with white suits up on top removing the roof .     I believe this material was also used during the wax shortage for waterproofing screens Does anyone know what ever happened with the asbestos curtain at the Amsterdam Theatre?----- Original Message ----- Tar Baby From: Met History To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 12:16 PM Subject: [BP] tar and asbestos An engineer, Stanley Goldstein, reports finding tar on the inside of a brick wall of a 1920's building.  Tar was commonly used in such locations, apparently as "waterproofing".   Chemical tests report 7% asbestos in the tar.  Any ideas on why that would be?   Christopher Gray Author, "New York Streetscapes", published May 2003 by Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Office for Metropolitan History 246 West 80th Street, #8, NYC  10024 212-799-0520  fax -0542 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For a general survey of research techniques, please examine "Researching a New York City Building" at www.nysoclib.org.