tarpapers
Bitumen-soaked sheets
Tarpapers are heavy papers saturated with tar, used in construction as a moisture barrier beneath roofing shingles or exterior siding.
The material creates a waterproof layer that protects the underlying structure: They laid tarpapers before shingling the roof.
Also called roofing felt or building paper.
Overlapping roof cladding
- underlaymentBase layer beneath flooring
- feltCompressed fiber textile
- asphaltPetroleum-based paving material
- nailsMetal fasteners, finger coverings
decking · waterproofing · flashing · eaves · sheathing · membrane · pitch · rafters
Ramshackle huts or sailors' work songs
- shacksCrude, flimsy dwellings
- temporary structuresConstructions not meant to last
- lean-tosSingle-pitch roofed structures
- favelasBrazilian informal settlements
slums · makeshift shelters · corrugated · weatherboard · plywood · insulation · siding · cladding
Overcrowded urban dwellings
- shotgun housesNarrow homes, sequential rooms
- company townsEmployer-controlled worker settlements
- HoovervillesDepression-era homeless encampments
- rural povertyDeprivation in agricultural areas
sharecropper · railroad workers · mining camps · frontier · homesteading · Dust Bowl · working-class
shingles
Overlapping roof cladding
- underlaymentBase layer beneath flooring
- feltCompressed fiber textile
- asphaltPetroleum-based paving material
nails · decking · waterproofing · flashing · eaves · sheathing · membrane · pitch · rafters · weatherproofing
shanties
Ramshackle huts or sailors' work songs
- shacksCrude, flimsy dwellings
- temporary structuresConstructions not meant to last
- lean-tosSingle-pitch roofed structures
favelas · slums · makeshift shelters · corrugated · weatherboard · plywood · insulation · siding · cladding · building materials
tenements
Overcrowded urban dwellings
- shotgun housesNarrow homes, sequential rooms
- company townsEmployer-controlled worker settlements
- HoovervillesDepression-era homeless encampments
rural poverty · sharecropper · railroad workers · mining camps · frontier · homesteading · Dust Bowl · working-class
tarpapersshingles
Overlapping roof cladding
siding · roofing tiles · clapboard · cedar shakes · metal roofing