Triang No.61 with Window Box

Removing the Beams

After removing the windows and frames, I am now going to remove the card beams:

When removing the beams you must take care, as they are made of card and tend to become very flimsy with age. They are held in place with nails so once these are removed they just lift off, unless the nails have rusted which  tend to make bigger holes in the card.

One of my beams split whilst removing the nail from one of the corners.  I repaired this with paper parcel tape on both sides of each of the corners to give it extra strength. Also filling the nail holes with PVA glue.

Repairing and Repainting the Roof

~ First I removed all the old tape, then sand papered gently to remove any loose paint, from previous over painting.

~ I use paper gummed parcel tape, it gives a good finish and sticks well.

~ Once the parcel tape was dry, I painted the roof grey, it is now all neat and tidy.

~ I use an emulsion paint and then sealed with a matt clear varnish.

Finishing Off

The House has now been painted on the outside, the roof and the green base.

This is a closeup picture showing the flowers painted on the hinged front panel.

The house is now finished, and the front, the garage doors and the beams have been fitted.   I am quite pleased with the result.  I have not changed the wallpaper on the inside of the house, as it has original paper and the condition is quite good.