How To Make A Dollhouse Roof

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How to make a dollhouse roof.

The roof of the dollhouse. However there is one exeption. The access bay door swings open on its hinges for easy access to the dollhouse. Hot glue each shingle onto the roof in rows.

Then i taped and glued the access bay sides to the dollhouse and let dry. 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. Once it was dry i attached the access bay door.

Make sure you use short screws. Here i just glued two pieces end to end. Overlap each row trying to vary the shingles as you go. Apply the first strip of cardboard at the edge of the roof and every next one on top of the one beneath.

I like to make the individual trim pieces first and then glue them together while they re placed against the roof. How to shingle a dollhouse roof paint the shingles with a mixture of watered down gray and black acrylic paint. That way i can make sure that the angle of the ridge cap and the angle of the roofline are the same angle. Oct 22 2019 tutorials for miniature roofs.

The front part of the roof is hinged so we can use the third floor. 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 make roof tiles for your doll house from sandpaper. See more ideas about doll house roof roofing.

Always start at the bottom of the roof with a strip of 19 cm heigth. On all 4 of your 49 3 4 inch pieces measure up and mark 16 inches and 33 1 2inches. Next nail your 15 inch pieces into the 49 3 4 inch piece use a 2 inch finishing nail. I used 4 small hinges to attach the roof to the beam.

I first began by adding the hinges to the access bay front. The first step is to make your ridge cap. Here is the process of adding the side access bay. The wooden roof is horizontally marked with a pencil line again using the 13 cm ruler.