How To Build A Dollhouse Roof

You will need 4 of your 1 x 2 s cut down to 49 3 4 inches and all 8 of your 1 x 2 s cut to 15 inches and 31 inches.

How to build a dollhouse roof.

The roof of the house is covered with pieces of cardboard and painted afterwards to make it resemble a grey slated one. This will allow plenty of clearance for the roof to fit. At the great american dollhouse museum in danville kentucky we learn how to make antique shingles using the veneer from a vintage door. A bookshelf can be made into a multi level dollhouse loft.

Like any good building project you have to start with the frame. The doll house is 9 inches wide plus the back 1 2 inch plus the board added across the top front for stability 3 4 inch which totals 10 25. We don t want the screws to poke up through the roof. Dec 2 2018 explore amy sproveri s board dollhouse diy roofing on pinterest.

The roof of your dollhouse takes up a lot of real estate which makes it worth it to take some time to think about how you want to approach it. Customize your dollhouse make it user friendly for the whole family. To solve this problem as i build my second doll house i am putting the frieze boards in by only 1 3 4 inches. 3 story barbie doll house plans can be just what barbies need to be comfortable in.

Master artist alma. You don t have to do this. See more ideas about doll house roof roofing. I used 4 small hinges to attach the roof to the beam.

A beginners guide tot the doll s house hobby. The front part of the roof is hinged so we can use the third floor. See more ideas about diy dollhouse doll house miniature diy. If you only want to use 2 floors nail both roof poeces on.

How to build a dollhouse building the frame. First of all i made use of a book written by jean nisbett and called. Make sure you use short screws. Many times your wood dollhouse kit will come with prepackaged shingles.

Oct 22 2019 tutorials for miniature roofs. On all 4 of your 49 3 4 inch pieces measure up and mark 16 inches and 33 1 2inches.