Dry Fit of Roof Section

As the title states here are pictures of my first attempt at creating the roof over the left wing section. Dry fit means I haven't glued anything in place yet. LOL...you can see in the first picture's background I was watching the Mariners beat the Dodgers (at Dodgers Stadium I might add) as I was working on this. I tried making the rafters but found I couldn't get a good measurement of the angles in the dry fit stage. I'll begin to glue things in place and then I can make the rafters so they will fit snug against the beam. More later.

Walls Are Up

The stones have been mortared and the posts that go from ground to roof are glued in. I have the project sitting on waxed paper so that if any glue leaks from putting in the corner posts it won't glue to the board. I haven't figured out yet how I want to do the back because I'll want to have some sort of access for my hands to get in and arrange things. Not sure if I want to hinge it somehow and if so where...or make the panel removable or just what I want to do. I also haven't made it because I wanted to see how the door I've chosen will fit and if I want to make it bigger or smaller than the original plans.
View from the front.

I painted the french doors. They aren't glued in place yet but I was anxious to see what they looked like. The windows are full length and one piece so I can remove the squares and have clear glass or I can do a water decal and have a design on the windows. Haven't decided yet and may put up some different options and see what you guys think. I'm also thinking I want to have a bigger base (or add to this one) so that I can have a path leading up to the doors instead of practically being on the edge. Glad I have until September....lol still a lot to figure out and do. Next thing I'm going to tackle is the roof over each wing of the building. We'll see how creative I can be to make it resemble the real life picture I'm trying to copy...lol Until next time, hope this finds everyone well.

Stones Glued On

The jigsaw puzzle is done. I've also sealed them with the Polyacrylic so the walls are ready for mortar anytime after tomorrow. The Polyacrylic has to dry for 24 hours before the mortar goes on. I also sanded and repainted the corner posts and cut, painted, and sanded the corner posts that don't go from ground to roof. They are in the foreground with the chandelier leaning against them.

Here is a close-up of the chandelier I'm planning to put in the top section. We'll see if I can figure out how to build around it and hide the wiring...the fun continues. Hope this finds everyone well...more later.

Conservatory Stone Walls

Not a lot to show for progress but what the pictures don't show is that I sanded all the pieces and repainted them. I've started to apply the "stones" to the walls. It is like putting a jigsaw puzzle together without having the help of seeing what the final picture should look like.
I have two sections of the walls glued with the "stones". I'll need to apply the Polyacrylic to seal them as the "stones" are made from high density casting plaster. I have to let that dry overnight and then I can put in the mortar. What you see in the pictures as brown will be filled in with gray mortar. I only painted a bit of the background to make sure I had a good coverage on the rails but no need to waste time or paint on an area that will be covered anyway. Getting all the walls to this stage will take a lot of time so this will probably be the last post for at least a week...maybe two.

Walls Are Together

More work done on the conservatory. I had two of the side walls completed and then realized there should be a post down the middle so had to tear them apart and make them into L-shaped components.
The M-shaped looked good but wasn't according to the plans.

Torn apart, remade and set up in the shape they will be placed. Next step is to paint them.

Side view of the same. I don't want to glue the posts in until I have the rock glued onto the wood. It will be easier to glue on the stones if I can lay them down.

Got them all painted...at least the first coat. I plan to sand, spackle any booboos and repaint before glueing on the rock. This is actually the view of the interior. The other side will have the rock on it. So that's what I have so far. Will keep you updated.