Hooknink Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 That sounds nice. I think I'll try it. I really like the look. Thanks so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sable Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 54 minutes ago, Hooknink said: So you can paint it? I like the look of the top one. Are there any tutorials about this that you know of? If you are referring to Holly's Lozenge design, I did that on my current house. I found it very difficult to do. You have to crisscross each row in perfect angles. Very difficult to keep the lines straight. http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/forum/?app=gallery&module=gallery&controller=view&id=120519 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooknink Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Very true, something to consider. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Ann Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Very beginner question: Is there a general measurement that most people follow when spacing shingles? Or do people just wing it? (Perfectionist of me is really overthinking all of this) I really just want to get going, but am not sure the appropriate steps to get started with shingling. / : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 I usually lay the flat-edged shingle even with or just barely over the bottom edge of the roof and mark the top edge to draw my first line. After that I lay the shingle for the second course so it laps the first line between 1/3 & 1/4 of its length, depending on how I think it will look, and continue on up. I haven't done it, but I like Sable's idea of running a skinny strip of scrapwood along the bottom edge of the roof to give that first row of shingles a more realistic lift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sable Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 The first row is generally two rows of shingles so you can set the slope. Row1-lay a row of tiles sideways/horizontally so that the first row is 1/2 a tile in height. Still Row 1-lay your full tiles up right/vertically completely covering the first row of half tiles. This sets the slope for the remaining coarses Row 2-lay tiles covering 1/2 of the first row's tiles. Butt all of your tiles closely together. Alternate the rows. The first row starts with a full tile, the second with a half tile, third full, fourth half and so on. i made a board to use as a spacer. It is the length of a row and the width of 1/2 of a tile. This way I can double check that each row is straight, even and level. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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