After planking the roof of the railway carriage with cedar strips we had to leave it a couple of days to allow the wood settle.
We then spread out the EPDM sheet over the roof and let it sit for a day so to help remove many of the folds and creases.
We then spread out the EPDM sheet over the roof and let it sit for a day so to help remove many of the folds and creases.
We are lucky that the weather has been so good these past few days. The heat first helped remove a lot of the creases in the rubber sheet.
However, we had to make sure that when it came down to the gluing process we did this in the morning or evening when the roof would be cooler,
as the glue that is used can set too fast if it is too warm.
With relative ease, and the help of a soft brush, we first stuck one half of the sheet down, and then the other and then left it a couple of days under cover to fully go off.
Folding and then trapping the sheet down the sides of the barge boards helps seal the roof and prevents water from finding a way in.
The next stages are to fit a facia that will trap the roof sheet and then decorate the ends of the carriage.
However, we had to make sure that when it came down to the gluing process we did this in the morning or evening when the roof would be cooler,
as the glue that is used can set too fast if it is too warm.
With relative ease, and the help of a soft brush, we first stuck one half of the sheet down, and then the other and then left it a couple of days under cover to fully go off.
Folding and then trapping the sheet down the sides of the barge boards helps seal the roof and prevents water from finding a way in.
The next stages are to fit a facia that will trap the roof sheet and then decorate the ends of the carriage.
The walls are ready for the primer when it gets here and the inside is ready for wiring before we line out the walls.
This is one of the projects that we have been managing to get along with while observing both social distancing and lock down rules.
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