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It ’ s the moment we ’ ve all been waiting for — the shingles have been installed and the roof is complete ! We used cypress shingles that match the size and profile of a Madison-era shingle we found while cleaning out the interior of the dome . To support these new shingles , restoration carpenter Peter Post installed longitudinal white oak strips over top of the Madison-era shingle laths . These strips will adequately protect and preserve the Madison-era shingle laths that have been weakened over time by generations of shingle nail holes , and allowed for new lath installation without nailing into the fragile original wood . We used a branding iron of the Montpelier logo to mark all the new material so future historians will be able to date it to this restoration project . We can ’ t wait for you to see the Temple with its new shingles . The next step : painting them red !
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