PHPaul Posted June 5 Posted June 5 Nicely done! Fit-up on the roof looks great. Looking forward to seeing it with the ridges and valleys (gullies) finished.
Anglia105E Posted June 5 Author Posted June 5 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 Posted June 6 Author Posted June 6 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 1
David G. Posted June 7 Posted June 7 I continue to be amazed and impressed with this project and your work on it. David G.
Anglia105E Posted June 7 Author Posted June 7 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 Posted June 8 Author Posted June 8 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 1
Anglia105E Posted June 9 Author Posted June 9 Turning my attention to the fascia boards, and beginning with the front gable end at the left hand side of the bungalow, I first produced a pencil drawing of the fascia boards . . . This drawing was actual size, so the next step was to transfer this to sheet balsa using tracing paper (greaseproof paper). The pair of boards were cut out and test fitted onto the gable end, which are currently held in place with glue dots temporarily. Soon the fascia boards can be PVA glued into place, and then painted white . . . There is a second pair of fascia boards to be mounted at the rear gable end, but this is not the same size as the one at the front of the building. David
David G. Posted June 10 Posted June 10 The roof seems to be the most challenging part of this project so far and you seem to have it very well in hand David. Everything with the looks as I think it should and much better than I believe I could have done. The down spouting and chimney will add much to the appearance. Do you also plan to add sewer vents? David G.
Anglia105E Posted June 10 Author Posted June 10 8 hours ago, David G. said: The roof seems to be the most challenging part of this project so far and you seem to have it very well in hand David. Everything with the looks as I think it should and much better than I believe I could have done. The down spouting and chimney will add much to the appearance. Do you also plan to add sewer vents? David G. The plan is to have guttering and downpipes (down spouts), and I hadn't thought of sewer vents . . . Do you mean like these in the following photo? The bungalow design that I am working from doesn't appear to have any sewer vents, unless they left them out for simplicity . . . David
David G. Posted June 11 Posted June 11 17 hours ago, Anglia105E said: The plan is to have guttering and downpipes (down spouts), and I hadn't thought of sewer vents . . . Do you mean like these in the following photo? The bungalow design that I am working from doesn't appear to have any sewer vents, unless they left them out for simplicity . . . David Ah, it looks like building codes may be a little different in the UK than here in the States. This is more the image I had in mind... Same idea I think, different execution. In the US these vents rise straight up within the wall from where the fixture feeds into the soil pipe. So there are usually several on every roof, pretty much one for each plumbed room. The ones in your photo look like they would vent the common soil pipe where it feeds into the sewer main. Which is probably more efficient in some ways. Isn't interesting? The rabbit holes that such a build takes one down into? Cheers my friend, enjoy the build! =D-
Anglia105E Posted June 11 Author Posted June 11 The packs of Evergreen styrene parts arrived in the post today, and these include 3.2 mm half round lengths and also 3.2 mm hollow tubing lengths . . . I measured and cut a 6 cm length of white styrene tubing, which was then coated with a black marker pen. This process was repeated with a 5 cm length of white styrene half round, and after using a round file to prepare the top end of the downpipe, the two pieces were super glued together . . . You can see from the following photos that the downpipe is not yet held to the wall with brackets, so in fact there is nothing holding the pipe and gutter at all. The idea is not to attach this piping to the edge of the roof, because the roof has to be allowed to lift off completely at any time . . . I have added a photo from the design information by way of comparison with my photo of the actual model . . . David 1
Anglia105E Posted June 12 Author Posted June 12 I decided to reduce the depth of the fascia boards at the front of the gable end, because to me they appeared to be out of proportion and oversized . . . The reduction was from 10 mm to 5 mm, which looks a whole lot better . . . Once these have been painted white and glued onto the edges of the roof section, the process can be repeated for the gable end at the rear of the bungalow. David
Anglia105E Posted Sunday at 07:04 PM Author Posted Sunday at 07:04 PM Here are some photos of the bungalow model, taken just inside the Velux window in the loft, showing the guttering and one of the downpipes . . . To make the downpipe mounting brackets I have used some short lengths of black cable tie, which is the type that has a strand of wire along the centre. David
Anglia105E Posted Monday at 06:21 PM Author Posted Monday at 06:21 PM I managed to fabricate a double bend in the downpipe for the side of the garage . . . This was done by cutting the tubing at an angle by eye, twice and somehow I got it right ! . . . The lower section was joined using super glue, which didn't seem to work particularly well with the Evergreen styrene tubing. For the upper section of the downpipe I used Revell Contacta adhesive and this did a better job . . . Harold had to bring out his ladder to get this downpipe sorted out properly. The downpipe joints have been left to set for a while, and then they can be given a coating of black marker pen, along with the next length of guttering. David
PHPaul Posted Tuesday at 09:28 AM Posted Tuesday at 09:28 AM I agree, the gable trim looks much better thinned down . Are you going to landscape around the foundation at some point?
Anglia105E Posted Tuesday at 10:22 AM Author Posted Tuesday at 10:22 AM 49 minutes ago, PHPaul said: I agree, the gable trim looks much better thinned down . Are you going to landscape around the foundation at some point? Yes Paul, I am thinking that some landscaping would be good . . . This could be static grass, as I do have the materials and the applicator tool. Maybe some lengths of wooden fencing as well . . . David
Potaka Posted Wednesday at 07:03 AM Posted Wednesday at 07:03 AM What a charming little build! The use of foamboard is really clever, and the textures and paintwork give the bungalow so much character. It feels cozy and full of life—excellent work!
Anglia105E Posted Wednesday at 04:18 PM Author Posted Wednesday at 04:18 PM 9 hours ago, Potaka said: What a charming little build! The use of foamboard is really clever, and the textures and paintwork give the bungalow so much character. It feels cozy and full of life—excellent work! Thank you Potaka . . . There are many interior fittings and furniture ready to go into their respective rooms, once the roof structure has been completed . . . David
David G. Posted yesterday at 01:12 PM Posted yesterday at 01:12 PM The roof came out quite nicely David. Goo worn on the down pipe too. Isn't a good feeling when something works out right on the try? David G.
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