Shingle The Roof; Finish The Exterior - Real Good Toys Victoria’s Farmhouse Instructions Manual

Instructions for Special Edition Kit #JM-1065 Victoria's Farmhouse
VIII. Finish the Exterior:
c 1. Attach the (painted) Chimney to the roof in
line with the Attic Endwall and slightly lower than
the peak.
There is a Shingling demo at
www.realgoodtoys.help
c 2. Shingle the Roof: Glue: Use a thick,
solvent-based panel adhesive available in caulking
gun tubes at building supply stores. Look for the
"Flammable" warning to know it is a Solvent Based
adhesive, and follow the manufacturer's warnings.
If there are no warnings or if it says "water clean
up", then it is an acrylic based adhesive and will curl
the shingles.
A. Glue a "starter row" or
edge down along the bottom edge of the Roof, or
"Flash" the edge with a
from Real Good Toys is available through your
dealer) to prepare the bottom edge of the Roof for
the first row of shingles
B. Cut pairs of shingles that, when held in the val-
ley, are straight up-and-down the roof on their outer
edges. Shingle the valleys
C. Apply a thin line of adhesive just below the low-
est guideline all the way across one roof. Press the
top edge of a Shingle into the line of glue, squeez-
ing out the excess Hold the first Shingle and press
another Shingle into the adhesive, tight to the first.
Hold the next Shingle and press in another... etc. all
the way across the roof, cutting the last Shingle to fit
Continue up the roof one row at a time. Start
the next row with a half Shingle so that the seam
between Shingles is staggered back and forth as you
go up the roof. Line up the top edge of each row
(except the starters) with the guidelines.
Cut the top row of Shingles so that each row
will have the same reveal. Finish the top edge with
a "Boston Lap": pairs of Shingles laid horizontally.
Start at the ends of the peak, and, with each pair
overlapping the previous pair, work to the middle.
/ " long Shingles square
3
8
/ " strip of copper (#SC
1
2
Boston Lap Shown at the Peak
Illustration 1
Chimney
Chimney Block
Shingle Illustration #2
Valley Shingles
Shingle the Roof page 20
Chimney Cap
( 1 / ") 2 1 / " x 1 1 / "
4 2 2
Chimney Cap
( 5 / ") 2 3 / " x 1 3 / "
8 4 4
Shingle Guideline
Line of Adhesive
One Inch
Starter Course or
Copper Flashing
Starter Course