Attic And Roofs; Build The Attic And Roof; Glue/Tape The Gable Triangle And Attic Endwall Triangles To Top Floor; Shingle Guidelines - Real Good Toys Victoria’s Farmhouse Instructions Manual

Instructions for Special Edition Kit #JM-1065 Victoria's Farmhouse
II. Build the Attic and Roof ...
Plan ahead:
Pre-paint (or mark, and paint as you go) any parts that
will be a different color from the ones they touch.
It is easiest to do some of the wiring and interior finish-
ing in the attic before attaching the Rear Roof
There are interior finishing decisions that should be made
now. For suggestions, see the "Customizing a Victoria's
Farmhouse" Blog on the Real Good Toys website.
You can find a link here: www.Victirias-Farmhouse.com
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1. Glue and tape the Gable Triangle and Attic End-
wall Triangles to the Top Floor. Tape a Divider or Attic
Partition to the Triangles to hold them straight as the
glue dries (Ill. #1).
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2. On the outside of the Roof Panels
draw guidelines for locating Shingles. The first guide-
line should be drawn one Shingle length from the bottom
edge. Draw the rest of the guidelines spaced 1" apart
(Illustration #2 and the Guideline Measure at right).
Now is an easy time to pre-cut attic wallpaper
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3. Without glue, Test the Roof panels on
the house. Make sure the Front Roof touches
the Third Floor's edge all across the Front (par-
ticularly on both sides of the gable ... trim the
cutout's inside corners for a good fit: Illus-
tration #3).
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4. *Glue and tape the Front and Rear Roofs
together. The Rear Roof is beveled where the
two roofs meet. Use many pieces of tape across
the top, and tape around each end.
Before the glue dries, glue the roofs to the
Attic Endwalls, centered side-to-side, and with
the roof overhanging evenly from top to bot-
tom. Use all the tape you need to hold the roof
tight as the glue dries.
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5. Glue and tape the Eaves in place on the re-
maining exposed top edge of the Attic Endwalls, flush
at the outside edge of the Rear Roof. Look under the
Eaves to check that the spacing is even (Illus. #4).
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6. Tape together the Gable Roofs at the
peak. Test the Gable Roofs on the house (Make sure
the house Front Roof is touching the Third floor all
along the front edge). Look at the fit from the inside
and adjust if necessary. Mark the position of the
Gable Roofs on the house's Front Roof
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7. Glue the Gable Roofs to each other, the Ga-
ble Triangle, and the house's Front Roof. Add extra
glue to the "V" space between the Gable Roofs and
the Front Roof. Tape inside and out for a good fit.
Review: The shell of the house is all together and
the panels are straight and tight. Make sure the
house is flat on a flat surface as the glue dries.
Illustration #1
Glue and Tape the Gable
Triangle and Attic Endwall
Triangles to the Top Floor
Attic Endwall
Illustration #3
Front Roof
Overlaps
the Rear Roof
*Note: I do not attach
the Rear Roof perma-
nently until interior
finishing is done
Bevel
Eave
Front Roof
Gable Triangle
Attic and Roofs (2) page 11
Attic Partition for
temporary support
Gable Triangle
Illustration #2

Shingle Guidelines

1"
One Shingle length
Rear Roof
Eave
Illustration #4
Even
Spacing
Guideline
Measure
1"
1"
1"
1"
1"
1"
1"
1"
1"
One
Shingle
Length