Heritage – roof shingling, part 3
Continuing work on the roof. I started gluing the shingles onto the roof using E-6000 glue, forgetting that it doesn’t work for wood on wood, at least it doesn’t for me. I switched to Quick Grip glue, which was much better. I started with the left front and left gable to make sure the process would work before gluing on the remaining shingles.
There was a little warping on the roof boards, so I took some of the shingle wood scraps to build up the area at the top.
Once the glue had dried, I used a paint wash of black, brown and grey to paint the base color on the roof. The paint buckled the shingles in some places but it wasn’t bad overall. It buckled most in the rows where I had used the E-6000 glue. I had used it on the last (top) row on the gable since I ran out of Quick Grip.
A few hours later, the buckling had calmed down. I love the look of a white house with a black roof!
I’ll let it dry while I continue with the shingle application on the rest of the roof and maybe the warped shingles will straighten out more. If not, I’ll figure something out, even if I have to iron the roof. :D
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October 3, 2012 | 0 commentsMartha Stewart mini mice!
Last year, I bought a package of these clever mouse silhouettes for my condo. They are great fun to tape up around the house for Halloween. (No, this isn’t my condo.)
image by Martha Stewart This past week, I discovered that there was a similar Martha Stewart edge punch with some of the same mice!
This packaging has such realistic spiders on it that it must immediately go into the recycling bin. If I half glance over and see those spiders, I will certainly jump. :O
You get three mice and one mouse hole per punch.
Now, I can decorate the Heritage, too! Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!
Ah, it’s the little things in life, isn’t it? :D
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October 2, 2012 | 0 commentsHeritage – roof shingling, part 2
Continuing work on the roof. I finished the other side of the gable in the same manner as the first.
I then cut and adjusted my templates for the main front, side front and middle front pieces.
I started with the main front piece, following the same pattern.
I then finished the side front and middle front, leaving the outer edge of the middle front long. I will adjust that edge during the gluing process.
The middle front is where things are off the most with the roof alignment, which also translates into poor alignment of the shingle rows when following the template. This is the main reason I chose to cut all pieces before gluing the shingle strips to the house instead of first gluing the shingles to the templates and then the templates to the house. I can now apply each row and make sure the rows line up as precisely as possible. Of course, a few sagging rows might be appropriate for the Haunted Heritage. :D
I will cut and apply the dormer shingles after the house shingles are glued in place.
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September 30, 2012 | 0 commentsHeritage – roof shingling, part 1
Continuing work on the roof. I will be using the same Greenleaf speed shingles as I did for the portico, though the roof will be remarkably intact. Either that, or grandma has had enough sense not to let the main roof go without repairs.
Back before I assembled the roof pieces, I had traced each piece onto drawing paper. These templates will now come in handy to measure out the speed shingle strips.
I cut the front gable template to fit.
Starting at the bottom, I cut the first shingle strip to fit the template.
I tested it out on the house to make sure I was off to a good start.
I won’t be gluing the shingles to the template but rather to the house directly, but I will cut the shingles using the template first.
Instead of following the tops of the laser cut lines, I am leaving a little less of each shingle exposed – 5/8″ to be precise. This is what I had done for the portico since it seemed to scale down the singles to a more realistic proportion for this particular house.
To add some visual interest, I inserted a few rows of diamond shaped shingles between the rectangular ones.
I added the second set of diamond shingles near the top, and I think it creates a lovely balance.
Next up was the left side of the front main roof. I cut my template and adjusted the fit behind the front gable template. All shingles will remain taped in place until I get the proper layouts completed, at least for adjacent panels. Once I get this side panel done, I can start gluing these two sections to the roof.
I took into consideration the front trim that will be added to the side gable and began applying shingles to the left front template.
I think I’m on roll now!
It looks a little unbalanced without the back portion of the side gable in place, not to mention the bright tones of the natural wood against the worn appearance of the house itself. I think it’s going to be marvelous and a little spooky once the dark colors are on.
I need a break from shingling for a bit. :D Good thing there is plenty to do.
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September 29, 2012 | 0 commentsHeritage – roof assembly, part 2
Continuing work on the roof. I have had the roof pieces glued in place for some time, except for the back piece which will need to remain removable until the interior has been completed. I also have to add the topmost piece, but that I will need to cut from plywood since the kit piece doesn’t fit at all. Luckily, the front can be shingled and mostly finished without worrying about the top and back just yet.
There were gaps between the roof pieces when I assembled that part of the kit. It was either operator error or old kit pieces, or a combination.
To reinforce the joins, I glued strips of Tyvek across the seams. Tyvek is the durable fiber paper that is used in FedEx envelopes, for instance. It’s thin enough to not interfere with the shingles and strong enough to add stability to the roof joins.
I painted over the reinforced seams in preparation for shingling. It already looks better!
As I had done for the dormer window, I finished the eaves of the large front gable with trim wood scored to look like individual boards. I started with the space between the large gable trim and the house.
Apologies for the harsh lighting, but the house is turned on my work table in such a way that the light is in an awkward spot. I’ve masked out the light’s more severe glare as much as possible.
I then attached the gable trim before finishing the front portion of the eave.
This will hide the various gaps and imperfections from the construction problems I ran into while putting on the roof.
The side eaves can’t be finished until the interior is done, but this finished gable brings a lot of life to the front of the house.
For the dormer eave panels, the scored detailing was lost after painting. To solve that problem for the front eave, I used the awl to score the previous lines again after painting. It helped bring back the board detail. I love the way it looks!
I shaved the right front to even out the eave panel with the roof panel. On the left side, I had to add wood to make the two sides even. I then shaved the excess from the added wood to make a smooth edge.
I cut trim from 1/4″ x 1/16″ strip wood to finish the front edges of the eave. These will be finished and glued in place after the roof is complete.
I’m ready to start shingling! :D
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September 29, 2012 | 0 comments
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