More Roofing

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Roofing: It's a tedious task, one that takes a steady hand, a sharp eye, and plenty of patience--all of which I possess sporadically. Here is my progress on the Bellingham Farmhouse.

 I am actually close to having it finished, but before I can go any further I need to glue the chimney to the roof. I sent Hubby to the store just down the street a while ago to buy some wood glue for me and he's taking his time. I suppose he has found someone to visit with. There are certain little tasks along the way in building this house that I have put off simply because I fear that I will mess it up, such as permanently attaching the heavy bricked chimney. There are still some other issues with the roof that I'll write about as I solve them.

I began with this side of the porch roof, using Gorilla hot glue, as recommended on one of the dollhouse Facebook groups that I follow. Good choice. I did learn that the hot glue is at all forgiving, so once the hot glue is laid down then the shingle must be immediately placed before the glue sets up, leaving no time to reposition a misplaced strip of very thin shingle. The better news? When I did misplace a shingle strip and realized that it had to come off,  it came off in pieces, but, I was able to remove it, and then I used a sharp blade to remove the line of glue fairly easy. No photos of that mistake.

I need to place one more row and figure out how to create a finished look along the outside wall. Suggestions?

With the porch finished, I moved the large front elevation of the house. I laid the left elevation first then moved on to the middle and then the small triangle on the right, trying to match the lines. I quite at the peak of the left side and shingled the right side of the right peak.

Next I began laying the long line of shingles, going only as far as where the chimney will go.

It's not a perfect job and there are some challenges that I have to figure out since I bungled the placement of this main from roof piece. It is big, awkward, and heavy, and I just didn't get it glued in accurately. Oh well. 

To follow up on my last post, "Have a Seat, Please," I'm still trying to make a perfect chair. I found some awesome 2.5" wide ribbon that I thought was os pretty, so I bought it. I also purchased 3/32" thick foam board to cut new chair pieces.

I followed all of the steps to build the chair then began to upholster it. Same problem. Ribbon just does not accept glue very well. 

So I removed the ribbon, ripped it off. 

I do like using the foam board, but I think wood is better. 

So, more later when I get my perfect chair made--and no more ribbon.

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