How To Shingle A Dollhouse Roof

Friday, July 12, 2013

How To Shingle A Dollhouse Roof

Figuring real shingles are roughly 12 inches wide by 36 inches. Draw some row guidelines.

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Get the right glue.

How to shingle a dollhouse roof.

In this episode we dye wooden shingles and apply them one by one to the roof.
Be prepared to cut shingles to fit as you work across the roof if you have to shingle around windows dormers and other roof features.
I recommend that you cut the shingles to the appropriate angle then install them up the entire height of the roof valley gable or dormer on both sides before proceeding to the rest of each row.

I show you few ways that i tried to do the shingled roof with scalloped borders cut on my electronic die.
Cut a small hole at the tip.
So with your right hand on the gun put a dab of glue on the left starting corner.

I also explain how i cut.
This should make it less likely that you end up with glue oozing through the shingles.
Just in case you dont have a good punch for this or dont want to use a paper punch.

You can then continue as the instructions show or you can work from the gable or dormer to the outer edge of the roof.
How to apply wood dollhouse shingles.
Youll want a thick solvent based not water clean up adhesive in an easy to use tube.

1 lay the first row of shingles upside down and flush along the bottom row of your roofing area.
3 lay the second row parallel to the first and translated up by about half an inch it should line up to the top of the tab slot with the top of the previous row.
Choose either black or brown sandpaper depending on which matches the color.

Building my first 112 scale dollhouse the beachside bungalow kit by real good toys.
Though its not absolutely necessary its helpful to use a pencil to draw rows on your.
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This is a diy tip that will show you how to save your shingles by creating a single strip shingle.
How to apply asphalt dollhouse roofing.
How to make shingles for a doll house step 1.

2 cut off any excess.
Put the dab where the top portion of the shingle will be.
Measure the length and width of each side of the roof and write these measurements down.

Hold it there while you press the shingle down with your left hand immediately.
Dont pull the gun away.
Instead touch the tip of the gun to one space over on the roof.

Place each shingle down one at a time on the glue.