Brian,
What kind of roofing is that on your little green building? (Re: Smokestack thread)
And does anyone have any unique roofing ideas?
I’m using corrugated aluminum, and cedar on a few projects, but I would like some other ideas.
Thanks,
jb
John,
I found a rubber roofing, patching or seam material that has a strong adhesive on the back and makes a good rubber roof for buildings or railroad cars. Its called “Mule Hide” and you get it at a roofing supply center. David McCurdy in Carleston Place, Ontario, Canada, used a rolled roofing from Home Depot with adhesive on one side and roof gravel on the other for his jigstone roundhouse. Looked good.
It’s 3M tread tape. That’s the 2 inch wide but comes in a few different widths. You can find it with the painters tape in the home box stores. It sticks great to most things except itself so I use a few dabs of GOOP at the overlaps to keep it from curling up too much.
-Brian
brian donovan said:
It's 3M tread tape. That's the 2 inch wide but comes in a few different widths. You can find it with the painters tape in the home box stores. It sticks great to most things except itself so I use a few dabs of GOOP at the overlaps to keep it from curling up too much.-Brian
Brian,
I’m certainly not saying that the nonskid might not work, in fact I think it is a good idea, but I don’t know if this is the same product, certainly a lot more like roofing gravel on a self adhesive back. I actually sell the 3M nonskid at the marina in both black and white colors in 2 inch, 4 inch and 6 inch rolls. The stuff David used on the roof of his roundhouse comes in a large roll like rolled roofing. I brought home a piece of scrap and it is a triangle 14 7/8’s x 19 x 24 and has an area that does not have the roofing gravel on it, along one edge about 3 inches in to allow for overlaps. The pull off backing is a white plastic that looks almost like plastic garbage bag material. The 3m nonskid has a backing with 3M’s trademark on it and to me the backing looks more like scotch tape.
But it very similar to that, just much bigger rolls. I think he said he paid $40.00 for a roll of it.
brian donovan said:
It's 3M tread tape. That's the 2 inch wide but comes in a few different widths. You can find it with the painters tape in the home box stores. It sticks great to most things except itself so I use a few dabs of GOOP at the overlaps to keep it from curling up too much.-Brian
I AM VINDICATED! Another bretheren user of the ALmighty GOOP!!!
Has anyone used the scale 3-tab asphalt roofing that Jigstones sells?
jb
I’ve used it for 7/8ths and it works pretty well. Its incredibly over-sized for 1:20, let alone for 1:29
John Bouck said:
Has anyone used the scale 3-tab asphalt roofing that Jigstones sells?jb
Jan used them on her church, held down with the Amazing Goop. They curled up and look a little like a cedar shake roof. Sits outside Easter to Thanksgiving.
Ric, Bob,
Any chance of a pic when you get time?
jb
John Bouck said:
Ric, Bob, Any chance of a pic when you get time?jb
John,
It is not a problem to post a picture, but kind of the wrong time of the year. Most building are stored. I’ll try to readdress this question as Spring arrives.
Hi All,
I am the other side of the pond, and use what Richard Smith (of MLS) suggested - that is what we call ‘roofing felt’, and it is the cheapest sort I can find - I think you call it tarpaper?
It is the stuff that is used on the roof of a shed to waterproof it.
Cut into strips and laid on to the styrene plastic under roof with brown window frame sealant, though in the USA you have a paintable silicone sealant: we haven’t!
It is painted to suit and then an additional seal of Thompsons Water seal is laid on top.
The felt is about a scale 1" thick (1.3mm)
When I did my roof, I used the non-skid stuff. Got it from TAP Plastics of all places. It comes in a roll and is about a foot high. I cut it into strips 2 1/2” wide - this makes them close to 4’ x 20’ in scale. The stuff is self adhesive and sticks nicely. I used black glue to make a “tar” line between strips. It’s not cheap, but it’s held up nicely so far.
(http://www.jbrr.com/assets/images/IMG_1054w.jpg)
The roof itself is made from acrylic, which seems quite waterproof. It’s clear, so doesn’t make much of a picture. 
PS. Welcome, Peter!
I used 1/4 inch plywood, coated with West System epoxy (used for building plywood boats), then painted with the “Rock” paint from Rust-Oleum. So far, it has held up quite well.
Steve,
That looks real nice.
Bruce,
What did you cut the nonskid with? Also, great pictures.
Ric, I used a #11 blade in a holder…and a straight edge. This stuff does dull the blade quickly. The finished building:
I like the idea of using non-skid. I just wish that i could afford it! 