I recently designed a front entry with an eyebrow shaped flare in the sidewall. The sidewaller claimed it was not possible to do such a thing and proceeded to do a less than desirable job – see photo. Is he right or is there a way to construct such a thing? I’m new to this site and am not sure the attachment worked. How do I attach a photo?View Image
Edited 3/27/2003 2:04:13 PM ET by SpaceCraft
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First of all, do it as a JPEG file and open it yourself with your browser to see if its size is such so the whole thing can be seen without scrolling. If it is too big, use your photo software to reduce it. Then come to this site, and check to see that your preferences are set to advanced mode so you can do attachments. If they are not, change to advanced. When posting, you will see an "attach files" button at the bottom, along with "post," etc. Use the browse feature when opening up the ATTACH FILES dialog box to find your photo file, then "upload," then when done (you can upload more), do "done," and then return to do "post."
Here is the photo of eyebrow
The problem I see with your eyebrow is with the layout of the base framing and the layout of the shingles. Try looking at Fine Homebuildings Index for the proper way to construct and shingle an eyebrow. Their are several good articles in past issues. If I get a chance this weekend I'll look them up for you. Until then, know this "it can be done and if done properly can be a beautiful detail"
Good luck
i keep tryin .. but most of mine look like this...Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
twasn't feeling any pain that day eh?
good stuff
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Barry E
sorry, that wasn't mine... i just liked it...
here's one of roger's...eyebrow garage entry... with embellishment
oops..i gotta resize that
Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Edited 3/28/2003 6:09:50 PM ET by Mike Smith
3d time's a charm..... ( let's hope )..Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Here are some specific questions regarding the layout of such an eyebrow:
Should the shingles tilt with the curve of the brow or remain plumb and have their bottom edge cut to the eyebrow shape?
Should the reduced spacing be shared equally between however many courses we choose or should the spacing gradually increase from narrow at the bottom?
Is there a "jig" that can be set up (swing arm with increasingly large radii) or is this a free-hand type thing?
i've never shingled an eyebrow.. but a lot of the layout will depend on a couple of things..
is there any whimsey involved ?
does the exterior face of the eyebrow parallel to the eave line of the main roof it comes out of?
normal layout... the exposure of the main roof is the hypotenuse of a triangle...
the ridge of the eyebrow is the run of that same triangle.. draw a side elevation of the eyebrow... and draw the exposure of your roof shingles ( normally 5.5" ).. the hyptenuse is 5.5:... use your (sin, cos, tan ) functions to calculate the exposure of the eyebrow shingles..
this exposure will layout from the leading edge of the eyebrow and remain parallel to the leading edge... each course will intersect the coursing of the main roof.. so the number of courses will be equal but the exposure will vary..
got it ?..like i said, i've never shingled an eyebrow in my life.. so maybe others will chime in
but, hey, whadda i no ?Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
i just realized you were talking about an eyebrow in a VERTICAL wall.. and we did one of those about two years ago.. it was an old detail to vent the attic..
the first shot is the overall gable... and the 2d is a closeup of the eyebrow vent..
there is also a diamond pattern we put on the dormer below the chimneyMike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore