How To Make A Paper Roof

For the service station we added a roof ridge cap for added detail.

How to make a paper roof.

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. An equilateral triangle is a triangle in which all three sides are of equal length. An original tin roof looks shiny and has wavy patterns on it. To make similar roof for your house you have to use a plastic wrapper which has a shiny side.

Make sure the two shorter sides are the exact same length then cut the triangle out. When gluing slide the 2 nd paper side up to the 1 st paper side until they meet. Open up your roof. You obviously don t want to make every roof in your town look worn but just laying paper all neat and pristine will look ridiculous too.

It can help prevent the picture framing effect or the pattern of your wood decking telegraphing through your shingles by providing an extra layer on top of uneven wood. I used a plastic wrapper of a biscuit. The best part is. Flatten them so that the corners extend out past the straight edges on the bottom.

It is so easy to do. A ridge cap would be more difficult to add to a tighter angled roof. To make a funnel or cone from paper start by tracing a wide triangle onto a sheet of paper. Ori means to fold and kami means.

Next take one of the far corners and roll it into the center so the paper s edge is touching the middle of the triangle. To make the roof shape open the flaps in the top corners. Step 6 make a tin roof for your paper house using a shiny plastic wrapper. It should look like an equilateral triangle.