Day Five - It Is Coming Together!

My Orchid is really starting to look like a house! It is amazing how it has started to come together.  I felt like I needed at least two extra hands today. Some little clamps would have been helpful.  I used lots of binder clips, books, and blue tape to hold pieces together while glue dried.

 I love the details in the trim work.  I have some crown moulding and quarter round to install as well when I am finished with the rest of the build.

The bay window was tricky to put together, and I didn't quite get everything lined up just right, but it fits in the space it is supposed to go and looks pretty good.

Before I installed the roof panels, I marked the lines for my shingles.  Hopefully, that will make that process go smoother.  I have read blogs by other builders that said the shingles alone took them 12 hours!  I am hoping it goes a bit faster than that!

This is pretty much where I stopped today.  I had the main dormer together, but I had the two side pieces reversed so it slanted away from the house instead of towards it.  OOPS!  More than one person has asked me why I am building this.  For me, right now, it is about the challenge of the build, not the finished product.  I am not sure what I will do with it when I am finished.  I may sell it, donate it for a fundraiser, give it to someone, or even keep it.  I am not sure, but I am enjoying the build, and that is what matters to me at the moment,