The Bungalow in Foamboard

[Anglia105E]

4 hours ago, Earl Marischal said:

Hope it all goes well!

steve

Thanks Steve . . . I didn't expect to get this far with the roof structure, before I go away on holiday in 12 days time.

Your continued interest is much appreciated  . .

David

[Anglia105E]

The roof trusses are much more rigid now, so the eight roof sections were taped in place and the ceiling panel, roof structure baseboard could be placed onto the lower rooms assembly . . . This showed up an obvious area that required attention. At the lower edge of the tiled roof section, where it forms the apex of the gable end at the rear of the bungalow, there was some foam board material protruding beyond the eaves . . . Harold was soon up his ladder and swiftly removed this excessive material, satisfied that the roof section was now fitting correctly . . .

The chimney stack that you can see in the following test fit photos was 3D printed and painted by myself, after I had designed the chimney stack using FreeCAD software, probably around two years ago, before my 3D printer exploded in a blinding flash of blue ! . . . The chimney stack has been removed from the garage model it was intended for, as I want to use the part for this bungalow build.

The length of shaped wood for the gulley was also test fitted at this stage, and I think this should work quite well . . .

David

[David G.]

Seeing all this just brings a smile to my face David.

You've made excellent progress with the whole roof structure. Sorry to learn of the printer, I hope that there was no harm done other than just its own failure.

I'm guessing that the old gent in the photos wearing the cap has become your scale avatar?

David G.

 

[Anglia105E]

2 hours ago, David G. said:

Seeing all this just brings a smile to my face David.

You've made excellent progress with the whole roof structure. Sorry to learn of the printer, I hope that there was no harm done other than just its own failure.

I'm guessing that the old gent in the photos wearing the cap has become your scale avatar?

David G.

 

Hello David G. . . . Always good to make someone happy !   Yes, I really miss that cheap 3D printer, which in spite of it's limited spec, did an excellent job. There was no fire at the time fortunately, which would have been bad for my loft room . . . The old gent who appears from time to time in my photos is Harold, and he is the best 1:43 scale figure that I have, in terms of detailed painting ( not painted by myself, I hasten to add ).

The roof of the bungalow should be almost fully tiled during the next day or two, although I shall run out of tiles before completion. Once I return from my holiday trip I shall order some ridge tiles, and a further pack of the roof tiles . . . 

David W.

[PHPaul]

Sorry to hear about your printer!

I'm in the market for a new one myself.  The Creality is still working fine and produces nice prints, but sufferin' succotash (from Sylvester the Cat cartoons for those of you across the Pond that may not recognize it) that thing is s...l...o...w...   I've got some stuff I want to print that would take over 12 hours!

The intended replacement is 3x to 5x as fast and has the capability to print multiple colors (if I spring for the attachment) and is still fairly reasonably priced.  Like most things, technology has improved over the last 5 years.

[Anglia105E]

6 hours ago, PHPaul said:

Sorry to hear about your printer!

I'm in the market for a new one myself.  The Creality is still working fine and produces nice prints, but sufferin' succotash (from Sylvester the Cat cartoons for those of you across the Pond that may not recognize it) that thing is s...l...o...w...   I've got some stuff I want to print that would take over 12 hours!

The intended replacement is 3x to 5x as fast and has the capability to print multiple colors (if I spring for the attachment) and is still fairly reasonably priced.  Like most things, technology has improved over the last 5 years.

That was something that always surprised me Paul, when I would allow the software to calculate the estimated print time and this would quite often come up with 10 hours, 12 hours, 20 hours plus . . . Leaving the printer running in my loft room, much of the time unattended, and even sometimes with nobody at home was a constant worry . . . The fire risk was probably the only downside of 3D printing I would say.

As you say, the prices are coming down, as we all knew they would, so at some point I may take another look at getting a 3D printer. My best model to date is the O-gauge ( 1:48 ) Pannier Tank steam loco, which was a completely free download and I printed 26 parts for the assembly. Once printed, assembled and painted this produced a really nice model . . . ( see following photos )

David

[Anglia105E]

Seven of the eight roof section panels have now been fully tiled, so there is only one remaining . . .

I began to apply some strips of tiles today, and having done an accurate estimate, this large roof section will need 16 strips of tiles . . .

There are still three sheets of tiles in the pack, which means that I have 33 strips available, This is more than enough to complete the roof . . .

This following photo shows the bungalow model outdoors in natural daylight, taken on the patio table . . .

Only one day before I leave for Cornwall, so not much model building will happen.

David

[David G.]

Everything looks good. The roof is coming together quite nicely.

It does feel good to be making steady progress on a project like this, doesn't it David?

Enjoy your holiday, we ourselves are leaving for a week in the mountains on Monday.

Safe travels!

David G.

[Anglia105E]

4 hours ago, David G. said:

Everything looks good. The roof is coming together quite nicely.

It does feel good to be making steady progress on a project like this, doesn't it David?

Enjoy your holiday, we ourselves are leaving for a week in the mountains on Monday.

Safe travels!

David G.

Have a good vacation in the mountains David, and model building will resume around two weeks from now . . .

David W.

[David G.]

1 hour ago, Anglia105E said:

Have a good vacation in the mountains David, and model building will resume around two weeks from now . . .

David W.

Thank you. Fair winds and following seas for you.

 

Edited May 8 by David G.

[Anglia105E]

Having returned from my annual vacation, refreshed and ready to go, I did manage to achieve something within two days of arriving back home . . .

The final roof section panel has now been fully tiled, and this was quite a large area to cover.

During the next few days I shall be looking at the roof assembly as a whole, so thinking about how the roof sections mount onto the roof trusses and also how the roof assembly base panel is sitting on top of the ceiling panel below it . . .

Here are a few photos taken last night . . . more to follow.

David

[David G.]

Welcome back David.

The shingles are looking good on the bungalow.

David G. 

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8 hours ago, David G. said:

Welcome back David.

The shingles are looking good on the bungalow.

David G. 

Thanks David G., the shingles ( roof tiles or slates as we say ) have turned out pretty good . . . Today I managed to get a third roof section glued in place, and also one of the three gulleys. The gulley is a 10 cm length of wood, and I have used PVA glue to hold the gulley and the roof sections in place. I then leave the PVA glue for 24 hours to set properly.

See my next post for further photos of work in progress . . .

David W.

[Anglia105E]

The second roof panel section has fitted nicely and firmly glued with PVA . . . Today I was able to position one of three gulleys, on the left hand side of the bungalow roof, as viewed from the front of the building. Then the third roof section was PVA glued in place, which is the triangular piece over the side of the garage . . . These will be allowed 24 hours setting time overnight, before painting the gulley with grey emulsion.

David

[Anglia105E]

The gulley, previously glued in place, has now been given a coat of grey emulsion paint and the third roof section over the side of the garage has set nicely.

Today I positioned the fourth roof section, which is over the rear of the garage, and PVA glued this in place . . .There are just four more roof sections to be fixed in place, with the largest section being the last to go on.

As things turned out, I did have more than enough roof tiles ( shingles ) to cover all of the panels, so I don't need to order any further tiles. This evening I am placing an order for some ridge tiles, from the same company in York, and these should arrive in the post early next week sometime . . .

David

[David G.]

Steady and noticeable progress.

I have to say I'm a bit surprised to see those blocks in the attic. It must be structurally sound to support that kind of weight, credit to the builder.

David G.

[Anglia105E]

4 hours ago, David G. said:

Steady and noticeable progress.

I have to say I'm a bit surprised to see those blocks in the attic. It must be structurally sound to support that kind of weight, credit to the builder.

David G.

The foam board structure has a great deal of strength, and can easily bear the weight of the 1-2-3 blocks, and more. The builder appreciates your comment.

Progress is indeed steady, and I should be able to get all of the roof sections in place by the time the ridge tiles are delivered.

David W.

[Anglia105E]

In order to mount the fifth roof section it was necessary to make an additional truss piece, because there was nothing to support the incline edge of the large roof panel . . . The existing roof truss was positioned just under and behind where it needed to be, so I had to provide a little more support.

The truss was measured and cut out of foam board, and a couple of Bostik Glue Dots were used to attach this second truss to the side of the first one . . .

The large roof section had to be cut away slightly at the far left edge, so as to fit properly where the gulley will be fitted shortly . . . PVA glue was applied to four of the five edges and the roof section was then pinned in place for 24 hour setting overnight.

David

[PHPaul]

Coming together nicely!  Fussy work getting things lined up properly.

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43 minutes ago, PHPaul said:

Coming together nicely!  Fussy work getting things lined up properly.

Yes Paul, the process of precisely positioning each piece of the puzzle is quite tricky at times . . . Somehow it is all coming together !

David

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Yesterday I managed to PVA glue in place the sixth and seventh roof sections, which were both rather tricky, and particularly around the area where the gulley needs to fit. This area will need some further modification later . . . This evening was all about the eighth and final roof section, this being the largest of all the roof sections. First of all it was necessary to make two additional roof trusses from foam board, both of which were rectangular. One of these was for the front gable end, and the other was for the rear gable end. Once the extra trusses were in place, I set about applying a large amount of PVA glue to the relevant edges of the structure. Both extreme ends of the roof section were trimmed back slightly, to achieve a precise fit . . . The eight roof sections are all positioned reasonably well and can be allowed 24 hours setting time . . .

There are two gullies to be fitted, and the packs of ridge tiles should be arriving in the post within the following two days.

David

 

[michelle]

i have a question how do keep your foam board from bowing 
all the foam board i have bought i have to keep standing upright on the shorter sides to keep it from bowing till i use it to make a mixed media drawing/painting but after leaving it laying flat for a bit it starts to bow and then it has this permanent unfixable bow which makes it tricky to hang up

[Anglia105E]

8 hours ago, michelle said:

i have a question how do keep your foam board from bowing 
all the foam board i have bought i have to keep standing upright on the shorter sides to keep it from bowing till i use it to make a mixed media drawing/painting but after leaving it laying flat for a bit it starts to bow and then it has this permanent unfixable bow which makes it tricky to hang up

Hi Michelle . . . Your question regarding the ' bowing ' of the foam board is a good one, and the problem is commonly known as ' warping ' . . .

I have found only one way to stop foam board warping, and it does work. You can apply a coat of paint to one side of the foam board sheet, for which I use emulsion paint which is water based . . . This will cause the foam board sheet to warp badly, but all you need to do then is to apply a coat of emulsion paint to the reverse side of the foam board sheet, and that causes the sheet to straighten up to it's normal shape.

If you need any further details please let me know . . .

David

[michelle]

4 hours ago, Anglia105E said:

Hi Michelle . . . Your question regarding the ' bowing ' of the foam board is a good one, and the problem is commonly known as ' warping ' . . .

I have found only one way to stop foam board warping, and it does work. You can apply a coat of paint to one side of the foam board sheet, for which I use emulsion paint which is water based . . . This will cause the foam board sheet to warp badly, but all you need to do then is to apply a coat of emulsion paint to the reverse side of the foam board sheet, and that causes the sheet to straighten up to it's normal shape.

If you need any further details please let me know . . .

David

thank you that helps greatly 

[Anglia105E]

Once the pins had been removed from the largest roof section, it was time to lift the whole roof structure assembly clear of the lower rooms assembly . . .

The roof structure was easily lifted clear, and I was then able to carefully separate the ceiling panel from the roof structure base panel . . .

Both the ceiling panel and also the roof structure are sitting nicely on top of the lower rooms assembly, so things can now proceed . . .

The ridge tiles have been delivered, so these have to be fitted along the four horizontal ridges and the six inclined ridges.

Two gullies need to be fitted and painted with grey emulsion, and the gully at the rear of the bungalow will require some clever modification.

Now that I have access to all of the eight rooms, following a lengthy period of roof work, I can set about adding the furniture and fittings.

The bungalow model was taken outside into the bright sunshine today, and a series of photos were taken using natural daylight only.

David