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[mestell]

Scott . . . . The shingles are staggered ever so slightly on the house roof. The shingles on the porch roof are very nicely staggered. I don't know why the same technique for the porch roof shingles was not used on the house roof shingles. With that said, its still a very nicely done model of the Leister Farm House and is very representative of the actual building at Gettysburg.
:smile2: Mike

In regards to the lack of overlapping on the roof shingles. I went on line and looked at photos of the Leister house as it looks today on the Gettysburg Battlefield. Not too many photos are available that clearly show the front or back of the house roof. However, if you look closely at the 4th photo (front of Leister house with clear view of roof shingles) in the slide presentation from the link I provided above (post #2 of this thread) , it is very clear that the shingles on the roof do not overlap as is traditionally tought of or expected. What is shown in this photo is how the roof is represented on the model.
:smile2: Mike

 

[mestell]

Hi Mike,

Great additon to your display. Often amazes me how people lived back then, often multiple people to a room or rooms used for more than one purpose. No walk in closets or even toilets !! And we grumble at our lives today.

Thank you very much Scott

It looks beautiful Mike. A prefect fit like you said. I love your diorama board that you have set up and wish I had the space to do something like that.

Thanks for sharing the pics and post some more when you get a chance.

Mark

Thanks Mark, I am glad you enjoyed looking at the photos.

Hi Mike, what an excellent addition to your dio table. ^&cool

Jeff

Thank you Jeff for the kind words and support.

 

[mikemiller1955]

Mike....your new building looks great on your table...nice addition to your diorama table...

 

[mestell]

In regards to the lack of overlapping on the roof shingles. I went on line and looked at photos of the Leister house as it looks today on the Gettysburg Battlefield. Not too many photos are available that clearly show the front or back of the house roof. However, if you look closely at the 4th photo (front of Leister house with clear view of roof shingles) in the slide presentation from the link I provided above (post #2 of this thread) , it is very clear that the shingles on the roof do not overlap as is traditionally tought of or expected. What is shown in this photo is how the roof is represented on the model.
:smile2: Mike

This took me a while to find on line but this is what I have learned. In the 18th/19th century it was a common practice to use SIDE-LAPPING shingles to roof a building. The practice is atributted to German imigrants and is commonly found throughout Pennsylvania, into Maryland, in the Shenandoah River Valley, and even into North Carolina. The Liester farm house, as it is seen today in Gettysburg, uses SIDE-LAPPED shingles on its roof. SIDE LAP is the area that one shingle overlaps a shingle next to it in the same course. With this method shingles can be as long as 48" and as narrow as 4". In doing historic restoration, today's craftsmen are having to re-learn how to roof using this forgotten technique. Again, this technique can be clearly seen in the 4th photo of the slide presentation link that I posted (post #2 this thread).

Today, we are used to seeing TOP-LAPPED shingles on homes with wood shake roof tops, and naturally assume that's how it was always done by our pioneer ancesters. TOP LAP is the area that one shingle overlaps a shingle in the course below it.

This has been a fun investigative project for me and I am glad that Scott asked the question. I actually learned something about shake roofing that I wasn't aware of. The WB model of the Leister Farm House, aka Meade's HQ, has a SIDE-LAPPED roof which is correct in appearance to the actual existing building today.

:smile2: Mike

 

[mestell]

Mike....your new building looks great on your table...nice addition to your diorama table...

Thanks Michael. Hope all is well in Texas . . . . .

 

[GICOP]

Great addition to your diorama table Mike {bravo}}......now if only I had a litttttle bit more room :wink2: ^&grin

Cheers

Martyn

 

[Nooooo9]

Your set up looks nice Mike. Your work is an inspiration to the rest of us.

 

[Scott]

Scott . . . . The shingles are staggered ever so slightly on the house roof. The shingles on the porch roof are very nicely staggered. I don't know why the same technique for the porch roof shingles was not used on the house roof shingles. With that said, its still a very nicely done model of the Leister Farm House and is very representative of the actual building at Gettysburg.
:smile2: Mike

The porch and walls look great. The roof just jumped out at me.

 

[mestell]

The porch and walls look great. The roof just jumped out at me.

Scott, please read my posts #21 & 24 above explaining SIDE LAPPING shake shingles during the 18th & 19th century. The house roof junped out at you because we are all used to seeing TOP LAPPING shake shingles.
:smile2: Mike

 

[mestell]

Great addition to your diorama table Mike {bravo}}......now if only I had a litttttle bit more room :wink2: ^&grin

Cheers

Martyn

Thanks Martyn . . . . Is there really such a thing as a littttttle bit more room.

Your set up looks nice Mike. Your work is an inspiration to the rest of us.

Thank you Jeff . . . . great hearing from you.
:smile2: Mike

 

[Scott]

Scott, please read my posts #21 & 24 above explaining SIDE LAPPING shake shingles during the 18th & 19th century. The house roof junped out at you because we are all used to seeing TOP LAPPING shake shingles.
:smile2: Mike

Thanks Mike. This will give me another subject to research.

 

[Scott]

The "internets" (it's a series of tubes) haz everything.......

http://inspectapedia.com/roof/Wood_Shingle_Side_lap.pdf

I see what you are talking about.

 

[mestell]

The "internets" (it's a series of tubes) haz everything.......

http://inspectapedia.com/roof/Wood_Shingle_Side_lap.pdf

I see what you are talking about.

This is one of the sites I found myself and was the one that provided the best info for me on SIDE LAPPED shake shingles . . . . Glad you found it and thanks for sharing the link so other interested viewers can see it.
:smile2: Mike

 

[Fort-Stamford]

Hi Mike, what an excellent addition to your dio table. ^&cool

Jeff

Hey did anyone notice the Rebs sneaking by Meade's HQ. They are going to do havoc on his hanging laundry!!! {sm2}