This Triang DH/8 has a very unusual roof, not printed tiles, but individual cardboard painted tiles. It also has two large chimneys.
The roof is in quite good condition, with just a couple of tiles missing on the side edge. The cardboard tiles have been a little rubbed over the years and the edges are peeling.
My first job was to clean the roof of many years of dust and dirt, this was done with a damp cloth, I didn’t want to make the roof too wet.
The edges of the card tiles need to be secured as the card layers are separating. I did this by using PVA glue on a cocktail stick, to get between each layer, then smoothing it over with my finger. This was a very sticky job, but my finger did the job.
Once the glue had dried, and my fingers cleaned, the worn edges needed to be coloured, this was done with a dark brown felt pen. I went around each tile including the space between each one, and along the roof edge. Doing this also removed the dust between each tile.
I thought that finishing with varnish would not give me the finish I wanted, so I used a dark wax polish. This worked really well, as it blended in the pieces I had touched up with the felt pen. I have not been able to reproduce the two missing tiles, this is a work in progress.
CHIMNEY POTS
The chimney pots only needed a coat of paint, they were very dirty.
These chimneys are quite heavy, it is just as well the house has a good strong roof.
The bottom edge of the roof has been touched up with red paint. I am quite pleased with the results I achieved on the roof, as I have not done one like this before.
You did a good job.
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Thank you, it was quite a satisfying job to do.
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What a glorious roof – lovely finish, lovely colour
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Just need to match the slates that are missing, have tried various colours and papers so far not successful.
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Do you have a colour printer available? A pic of an area and a print out just might give a toning base which could be touched up a little?
(Apologies if you’ve already tried)
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Sounds like a good idea, Thank you I will give it a try. It is getting the right colour that I am finding difficult.
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Trying to think what the lovely colour yr roof is reminded me of – cherry blossom shoe polish – a miniscule touch poss?
I’ll leave you in peace now 🙂
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Great job. It looks almost new.
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The roof looks amazing now, restored, not replaced , great to follow your current project .
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I have to replace the missing slates, but otherwise I am quite pleased with the result.
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