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rschap
Jul 14, 2012, 6:48 PM
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This is a feature I made to go on the roof in one of our caves. It's roughly 8'X6' and hangs down 17". The roof this went on was 10'X14' and featureless.
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johnwesely
Jul 14, 2012, 7:44 PM
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That is really cool. That might be the most ambitious volume I have ever seen.
Edit: Is that a horizontal roof or just a really steep wall?
(This post was edited by johnwesely on Jul 14, 2012, 7:46 PM)
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sungam
Jul 14, 2012, 8:01 PM
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That is rad, knowing you you made it yourself? If so, any insight as to how? 
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rschap
Jul 15, 2012, 12:03 AM
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This is on a horizontal roof.
Sure Magnus, the whole project was 2 sheets of plywood and like 5-6 eight ft long 2X4s (I didn’t count, I always have a stack of 2X4s laying around). I did the layout in Auto Cadd, I first drew it in 3D then took each triangle shaped side and layed it out on the 2 sheets of plywood. I cut all the sides with 90deg cuts then came back with a jig saw and ran it down the edge to cut the miter. I used 2X4s on the back side of all the seams for structure, cutting the angles into the 2X4s on a table saw. Everything is glued and screwed then I caulked any gaps in the seams. For paint I used “Deck Restore” which can be found at Home Depot, $40 for 2 gallons and a special roller, this job only took one gallon. The whole project took me 5 days but I was interrupted a lot so I probably could have done it in a lot less time.
(This post was edited by rschap on Jul 15, 2012, 12:27 AM)
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sungam
Jul 15, 2012, 10:03 AM
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Awesome! Thanks dude. Not something I intend to try any time too soon, but cool to see anyway.
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