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Installing Verge Board

Bob takes a look at the Victorian verge board as it extends from the roof. He reviews the construction of the roof overhang and adding a lead cap. They install the verge board with galvanized nails and review the book they found the design in, �Wood Motifs in American Domestic Architecture� by Ben Karp. Its library of Congress Catalog Number is 66-13771 and was published by Bonanza Books. Riley shows Bob how he created the template for the verge board and how to cut the pattern with a Jig Saw.

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Installing Verge Board

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" So you guys are ready to check out this side of the verge board but I want to take a look at the other side that we can understand how this have been programs. This stuff overhang essentially was. Brought up when we read the wall what they've done doubt the quarters -- very nice job. A -- turning the corner and then of course in -- to make sure the weather doesn't ruin this we've got a lead cap on it. And the verge board rest right down if it goes up along the edge the and how do you attach Iraq well some sort of let's them talk. Any galvanized coming out delicate Ayman Al that's all it takes every twelve and they're. Add. Making this obviously is something that we did in the workshop but although we didn't. It's designed motifs from the house with our consultant from other parts of the vineyard for this particular -- itself and we used the book that the terrific book got. Victoria and brother who would motifs in American architecture. We found a picture of an old. Weathered house that had this identical. Carpenter made design -- so we decided to copy it and well want to watch how we figure out how to cut it. Ryley how did you get from the photograph to this that's drawing. Well ahead Ira architect designed to take a photograph. In now blow it up to full scale -- so available on one by twelve and then you've made the cut out -- it right -- about Paris says this. And then men but based then on to a -- moderates who want. To use -- template. And that's right here. So that template. Will be your guide for us. For cutting -- we're just -- office but face it prayer opening out. Now why have you got to the trouble of doing all this work just about patterns just for tracing my -- four of them wanted to cut one of them. And take it over and over and over again down my board well that's 67 to do so in these are not. Exactly a -- each one is a little bit different. All right our template is numbered 4321. And we've been careful to make sure that they all but together each time we use the and already got this clear out. That's going to make things a lot quicker and easier to cut the straight cuts all the ones. How to we cannot this V shape out probably now the -- Bristol. But it creates parliament that'll allow the blade. The incident and that. Okay. Now painting fancy trim like this is always a pain in the neck so it's a good idea to -- it down on the ground first. -- they had -- The other important things that if you're brining you want backed prime it also. This -- sure you don't get moisture coming in from one side of making the paint on the other side blister but the now this space that's -- that isn't really come back here it's just two by -- it's been run through the table side angle. Any angle corresponds with. -- the -- of the crown molding and."

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