I decided to take a break from extensive trim work and focus on shingling. I shingled the roofs of the porch and kitchen bay. The shingles I used are cedar, not birch veneer. This makes them thicker and a bit harder to work with. They can't be cut with scissors, as that would cause them to break, so an Easy Cutter is necessary for making cuts.
To cover a gap between the shingles and the tower, I used a thinly cut siding strip, which worked well. I chose to stagger the lap widths between rows for a unique design. I realized I had applied the wrong roof trim to the kitchen bay, so I removed it and installed the correct one. I also shingled the left roof.
For the shingles, I used hot melt glue, just as I do with birch veneer. This glue speeds up the process and keeps the rows from shifting. Since shingles are not structural, hot melt glue holds up well over time.
