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Shingle Dye, Shingle Guidelines, and Shingling
Stain the Shingles: Our pro uses Real Good Toys' Shingle
Dye (available through your Real Good Toys miniature
dealer) when dying the shingles for this house.
Batch dye or stain the shingles several days ahead of time so
they will be dry when the time comes to use them (instruc-
tions are with the shingle dye).
Shingle the Roof: Glue: Use a thick solvent-based (not
"water claean-up"!) panel adhesive such as Liquid Nails
available in caulking gun tubes at building supply stores.
Trim just a little of the end of the tube for a tiny hole, giving
a thin bead of glue. Always use good ventilation with solvent
based adhesives.
Draw Shingle Guidelines on the Roofs:
Draw the lowest guideline one shingle length (1
bottom edge of the roof or eave. Draw the rest of the guide-
lines 1" apart.
A. Glue a "starter row" of
tom edge of the Roof, to prepare the bottom edge of the Roof
for the fi rst row of shingles
B. Apply a thin line of adhesive just below the lowest guide-
line all the way across one roof. Press the top edge of a
Shingle into the line of glue, squeezing out the excess Hold
the fi rst Shingle and press another Shingle into the adhesive,
tight to the fi rst. Hold the next Shingle and press in another...
etc. all the way across the roof, cutting the last Shingle to fi t
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.
1
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" above the
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3
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"
long Shingles along the bot-
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Shingling and shingle dye or stain demos are available at:
www.dhbuilder.com
®Macco
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Shingle Guideline
Line of Adhesive
"Starter Course"
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