This slideshow uses an
un-finished dollhouse built for a special project.
In your build, you should Paint, Finish the Floors, and do Wiring along the way.
Click on the picture for a printable copy
Housebody1 (here)
Housebody2
Housebody3
Painting (second-coat)
Top Floor
Start the Wiring
Foundation
Porch
Roof prep. Roof
Dormer Details
Trim and Brackets
If your floors are tight in the grooves, scrape them
Square the corners of the cutouts with a utility knife or coarse file
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One cut from each direction from the otuside, then again from the inside
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The Floors stick out 1/8" in front (up in this picture)
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Put on the other side lined up in back - the base grooves are toward you
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Sand or scrape when the glue is dry for a smooth wall surface
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A Blind Divider helps push it all the way into the groove
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Stretch tape in all three directions for a well-taped corner
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Tightly tape the base - make sure the Base Floor is all the way to the top of the groove
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Line up the Side and the Front at the top - tape it there
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Taping it like this keeps the two parts from sliding
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Very Carefully turn the housebody so you can get get to the back
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Tape across the back and to pull the Base Floor tight to the top of the groove
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Is everything tight? Tape and weight as necessary. Let the glue dry
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