How To Build A Dollhouse Roof

The front part of the roof is hinged so we can use the third floor.

How to build a dollhouse roof.

You can make it larger for a big doll house to allow more space for your dolls to grow. See more ideas about doll house roof roofing. The roof of the dollhouse. 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.

Like any good building project you have to start with the frame. A beginners guide tot the doll s house hobby. To solve this problem as i build my second doll house i am putting the frieze boards in by only 1 3 4 inches. Many times your wood dollhouse kit will come with prepackaged shingles.

Make sure you use short screws. One of the most popular and economical solutions is to apply wood dollhouse shingles. 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. Dec 2 2018 explore amy sproveri s board dollhouse diy roofing on pinterest.

We don t want the screws to poke up through the roof. A bookshelf can be made into a multi level dollhouse loft. Oct 22 2019 tutorials for miniature roofs. You don t have to do this.

This will allow plenty of clearance for the roof to fit. Customize your dollhouse make it user friendly for the whole family. The roof of the house is covered with pieces of cardboard and painted afterwards to make it resemble a grey slated one. If you only want to use 2 floors nail both roof poeces on.

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. On all 4 of your 49 3 4 inch pieces measure up and mark 16 inches and 33 1 2inches. First of all i made use of a book written by jean nisbett and called. At the great american dollhouse museum in danville kentucky we learn how to make antique shingles using the veneer from a vintage door.

I used 4 small hinges to attach the roof to the beam. Master artist alma.