
Instructions for the Special Edition Vermont Farmhouse Jr
Shingling
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Illustration #36
Valley Shingle cutting pattern
E3637
Cresting
Illustration #35
Cresting (E3637)
Top Shingle cut to leave 1” reveal
here
One Inch
Line of
Adhesive
Shingle Guideline
“Starter
Row”
There is more Shingling info at
www.realgoodtoys.help
Starters
First row
Half Shingle
Pro tip: I finish the attic before
attaching the Rear Roof, so I actually
do the shingling last in the assembly process.
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 fol-
low 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
.
Cut 40 Shingles that, when they are in pairs with the angles in the val-
ley (illustration #38), the straight edge is straight up-and-down the roof
(use Illustration #36 to get the angle).
A. Glue a “starter row” of
1
/
4
”
long Shingles square edge down along
the bottom edge of the Roof, or “Flash” the edge with a
1
/
2
”
strip of
copper (#SC from
Real Good Toys
) to prepare the bottom edge of the
Roof for the first row of shingles
C. Apply a thin line of adhesive just below the lowest guideline all the
way across one roof. Press the top edge of a Shingle into the line of
glue, smearing the excess upward. Hold the first Shingle steady 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 weaves 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 the next lower row has a 1”
reveal. Glue the last row of Shingles to the Roof
and to the Cresting (Illustration #35).
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40. Shingle the Back Roof and the Porch Roof.