How To Make A House Roof Out Of Paper

Crease and unfold it.

How to make a house roof out of paper.

The most common underlayment is roofing felt which is similar to tar paper but felt uses asphalt instead of tar. Tear off a section of tape large enough to cover the entire roof and fold over on the edges of your roof. Beginning at the bottom where you started with the sheathing roll the underlayment out flat going lengthwise across the sheathing. Next fold it in half from the top edge to the bottom edge.

As a general rule of thumb roofing a house involves more than just adding exterior shingles. Start by glueing the accent pieces if you have any and then the center piece. Then fold the top edge down to line up with the horizontal crease and repeat with the bottom edge. To start each course drive a dozen staples grouped close together.

Crease it and unfold it. To make a simple paper house fold a square piece of paper in half from the left edge to the right edge. Put glue on each of the tabs and assemble the house. The main purpose of the underlayment is waterproofing.

Roofing felt prevents the deck from being exposed to the elements before or while the shingles are being applied. Let the tips of the leaves extend over the edge a little. Tape to the cardboard roof. Then unroll the felt and straighten out the row before you add more staples.

Begin your first row of tar paper with the bottom of the tar paper slightly hanging over the edge of the roof. Next use a pencil to mark where the toothpick will go centered below the circular opening on the front. Cover the roof above the underlayment with roofing felt paper. Roll out the tar paper along the bottom edge of the roof.

Cut out the cardboard for the roof. This paper craft is really very fun. Glue the leaves along the bottom overlapping the sides as much as you want. Cut your cardboard in the shape and size you need for the roof of your little house.

Start on the next layer overlapping the leaves. To make this paper house you need 3 sheets of a4. Roofing a house can easily become a full weekend diy project especially if you are looking to install a roof on a house that is non traditional in size or style. It is a very easy and quick way to make a paper house.

Cut it to fit your roof if. It improves look and uniformity because your roof deck might not lie perfectly straight or flat a layer of roof paper gives an even uniform surface upon which you can install your shingles.