The Bungalow in Foamboard

[PHPaul]

Nicely done!  Fit-up on the roof looks great.  Looking forward to seeing it with the ridges and valleys (gullies)  finished.

[Anglia105E]

3 hours ago, PHPaul said:

Nicely done!  Fit-up on the roof looks great.  Looking forward to seeing it with the ridges and valleys (gullies)  finished.

Thanks a lot Paul . . . Feeling pretty good at this stage. I do appreciate you looking in from time to time, and all comments most welcome.

David

[Anglia105E]

Fitting the first four of ten ridge tile strips was relatively straightforward, and there are six more ridges to be done. These tile strips have a peel off self adhesive backing to them, which attaches quite strongly to the roof tiles that are already in place . . .

Generally, I would say that the roof structure overall is more or less as I hoped it would be. Something that I am keeping in mind, is that this bungalow should not look as though it has just been built, so not a new building. This is a 1950's bungalow that has weathered and aged over the past 75 years or so. Some slight imperfections and blemishes are to be expected during this building's lifetime of three quarters of a century . . .

David

[David G.]

I continue to be amazed and impressed with this project and your work on it. 

David G. 

[Anglia105E]

5 minutes ago, David G. said:

I continue to be amazed and impressed with this project and your work on it. 

David G. 

Thanks a lot David G., and I am now 5 months into this project . . . The Rolls-Royce Phantom III project was completed over a 6 month period . . .

David W.

[Anglia105E]

After fitting the highest strip of ridge tiles, and also the longest strip, the remaining two strips of ridge tiles were fitted today, following some messy modifications. This involved using pieces of balsa as packing, to provide some rudimentary support for the final pair of ridge tile strips . . .

All the gullies and ridges have been dealt with, and the roof structure is nearing completion. There will be soffits and fascias mounted at the outer edges of the roofing, which will be made from lengths of sheet balsa. Once these are in place, the gutters and downpipes can be added. Today I have ordered some packs of Evergreen half round and also some tubing in order to make the guttering and downpipes at some point . . . There is a chimney stack waiting to be fitted later.

Considering this is a fairly complex roof structure in some respects, the overall result is pleasing to the eye, I think . . .

David