Last tile maybe?

No electricity for coming up to six hours yesterday, so most things stopped around here once it started to get dark and cold.  Lots of running around outside retrieving things and weighting things down in the gusting winds.

Managed to work on with the last of the roof for some of the time.

But first, that other chimney

or at least the shape of a second chimney

so that an approach can be made to the join between the front slice and the back slope, visible here towards the top of the white area

Working on the join

The under-lap: raw edge that needs dressing and hardening off. Painted on a mix of modelling plaster and paint to rough in mock tiling

It does slide under cleanly

but I might have overdone the up-lift of the top piece just a little to avoid contact

so it’s just that bit visually annoying when closed up.

However, it does move cleanly and docks well so I’m very happy to go with that 🙂

Here we are at the rounded ridge moment. This is going to be a bit of a lengthy job, with lots of drying time needed

There’s also the chimneys to work on and,  now that my finger nails have grown once more, there are more ivy kits to put together.  Lots to keep idle hands busy and old minds ferreting away.

And around we go

The roof of three parts

Progressing in an orderly fashion around and along the roof. Front and side tiled and awaiting ridge tiles

The side turns around into the oddly shaped back slope

where the second break of the slice of cake sits, with the ridge and a small piece of the slope

Easier to see why it’s such a strange shape from this side view (next door) as the roof bit that sticks out covers the overlapping section

There’s something hypnotic about the job. So far so good, as it were, with the break in the slope just coming up along with the second chimney stack.

Adding a little detail ahead of time in order to keep myself awake. I’ve added the overflow from that attic water tank and it does seem to be dribbling a little.

The exploded house

A good deal of arm waving today, building up the tile strips, but definitely getting there.

Time to spin the house around

Phew!  More or less got the front slope as far as it can go until the rest is in place.

Am hoping to add a wider collar of sorts to the chimney stacks along with the top and chimney pots, but will probably leave decision on size etc until all slopes are done.

Working with the cardboard tile strips is a like handling stiff fringing or tasseling because each tile can act just a little independently, splaying one way or the other.  This can get them jiggled out of alignment but can also be useful for adding the interest of a wonky tile here and there.

Will leave last staining and discolouring also till the mammoth tiling bonanza is over.

Sort of head on with chimney stack (or part thereof) hanging on to the edge there

and from a view slightly nearer street level

Next up the large triangular gable end, hence the house spinning routine to get both more light to it and a little more elbow room too.