Housebody Roof - Real Good Toys Special Edition Vermont Farmhouse, Jr. Instructions Manual

Instructions for the Special Edition Vermont Farmhouse Jr
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10. Pro Tip: Our Assembly Pro paints the foundation
before attaching it to the house. Mix "Stucco Grit" with
your foundation paint and apply with short swirls or slap
the surface with the brush for a random pattern.
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11 Wiring? It is easiest to run the tapewire into the
cellar before attaching the Foundation to the house. Visit
www.realgoodtoys.help for wiring information specific to
this house
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12. Glue, tape, and weight the foundation set to the
housebody's Base Floor; spaced evenly at the sides and
flush at the back.
The Foundation extends past the Housebody in front
(Illustration #10).
Optional -
When you glue the Roofs in place, do not
glue the Rear Roof set. Delay this until wiring and
attic finishing is done (wallpapering, etc)

Housebody Roof:

Preview: In this section you will draw Shingle guide-
lines, and attach the Front and Rear Roofs, and the
Eaves.
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13. Without glue, hold the Front and Rear Roofs
on the house to see how the bevels touch at the top.
The blunt edges at the top form a gluing surface for the
Cresting (Roof-Top Gingerbread).
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14. [Done in "Pre-Assembly] Glue and tape togeth-
er the Rear Roof and Eaves, lined up on the outside,
and square with each other.
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15. On the outside of the Front Roof Panel draw
guidelines for locating Shingles. The first guideline
should be drawn 1 / " (for a "Starter Course") or
4
(for "Flashing" ... see page 19) from the bottom edge.
Draw the rest of the guidelines spaced 1" apart See Il-
lustration #11 and the Guideline Measure
(life size spacing) along the edge of this page. Repeat
drawing shingle guidelines on the Rear Roof Set.
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16. Prepare several flaps of tape along the top out-
side edge on the Front Roof. Lay the Front Roof face
down on a flat work surface (Illustration #12).
Pro tip: trace the Housebody Sides on the underside
of the Roofs, and paint the Roofs' underside leaving
a little unpainted between the tracings (for glue -
glue doesn't stick to paint). Do this before attaching
the roofs to the house.
Housebody Assembly/the Roof
Housebody
Rear Roof
Illustration 13A
Pocket at the top will hold
the Rooftop Cresting
Illustration #11
Shingle Guidelines
1"
1"
1"
1"
1"
1"
1"
1"
1"
One Shingle length
1 / "
2
Illustration #12
The Front Roof is face down
Tape
Base Floor
Eave
Page 12
1"
1"
1"
1"
1"
1"
1"
1"
1"
1"
1 / or 1 /
4 2
see page 19