I FINALLY completed the join

So if it seems like I've abandoned this project, I haven't...I've just been working and working without completing much of anything. That's because I've been on the joining of the two Butterwick houses to create the gallery for months now. But now it's done!

This was a complex process, albeit mostly executed by me flying by the seat of my pants. It was all done with pieces of wood cut to mostly fit and then glued into place, with liberal amounts of Crackshot to even things out and fill in the gaps, and also some landscaping mesh to fill in on the back part of the roof. Rather than try to explain it all, though, I'll just share my photos, which I think do a better job of this!

The one thing I did not do that I should have is draw a substantial line up the center groove of the roof. I ended up going off kilter as I went along laying tiles, so a bit of "surgery" was needed.

This was decidedly the most complicated part of the build and I am relieved that it's done. You can see it in the pics below with the Coaching Inn Arch beside it, which I also did the exterior finishing for. And the gallery closeup shows a rose plant from MiniFromItaly on Etsy.

I have much more to share because I also had more interiors to complete. The joining created some large spaces that I've used as storage spaces, and I'm hoping to share those tomorrow in another post.

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