tercon Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Hello everyone. I've been thinking about making my roofing in sandpaper. cut it the curvey way and try two differnet shades to blend. Has anyone else done this type of roofing before? thanks, connie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 ...I've been thinking about making my roofing in sandpaper...Has anyone else done this type of roofing before?...Sandpaper is my favorite shingling material, after the Greenleaf wood shingles: This one is actually colored construction paper, which the UV in sunlight bleached to a golden tan later: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tercon Posted November 25, 2011 Author Share Posted November 25, 2011 nice. thanks for sharing the pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesp2k Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Connie, I've never done two tone, but I think it would look great! I glued posterboard to the back of the sandpaper, but I should have used gray cardstock. They came out thicker, but still looked pretty good. I cut the strips & then stacked the strips & wrapped some masking tape around them then notched them with a hack saw - which dulled very quickly (hack saw blades are cheap!)...You can just as easily cut them into individual shingles, probably much simpler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tercon Posted November 27, 2011 Author Share Posted November 27, 2011 Connie, I've never done two tone, but I think it would look great! I glued posterboard to the back of the sandpaper, but I should have used gray cardstock. They came out thicker, but still looked pretty good. I cut the strips & then stacked the strips & wrapped some masking tape around them then notched them with a hack saw - which dulled very quickly (hack saw blades are cheap!)...You can just as easily cut them into individual shingles, probably much simpler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tercon Posted November 27, 2011 Author Share Posted November 27, 2011 Wow, thanks, I like this idea too. I'm still away from actually doing the roofing but thinking a head. lol thanks for this idea I like it.:thumb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheckMouse Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 I used sandpaper shingles on my Wall-Hanging House and was very happy with them. I didn't use the two-tone, but I dabbled watered-down black paint on it before I cut it up. I was very happy with the results. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tercon Posted November 29, 2011 Author Share Posted November 29, 2011 Connie, I've never done two tone, but I think it would look great! I glued posterboard to the back of the sandpaper, but I should have used gray cardstock. They came out thicker, but still looked pretty good. I cut the strips & then stacked the strips & wrapped some masking tape around them then notched them with a hack saw - which dulled very quickly (hack saw blades are cheap!)...You can just as easily cut them into individual shingles, probably much simpler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tercon Posted November 29, 2011 Author Share Posted November 29, 2011 Thanks for the input. I also like your siding. so many ways to do roofing and siding it's hard to decide on the one for me. ugh. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tercon Posted November 29, 2011 Author Share Posted November 29, 2011 I used sandpaper shingles on my Wall-Hanging House and was very happy with them. I didn't use the two-tone, but I dabbled watered-down black paint on it before I cut it up. I was very happy with the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tercon Posted November 29, 2011 Author Share Posted November 29, 2011 Yes, I think this is cute idea for mine. I bought black but I think beige with black would match paint better. It's the stone look spray paint of browns and tan. hmmm thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Thanks for the input. I also like your siding. so many ways to do roofing and siding it's hard to decide on the one for me. ugh. lolI have found that if you listen to the kit, it usually has some pretty [lecific ideas about what it wants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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