How To Make A Dollhouse Roof

Here i just glued two pieces end to end.

How to make a dollhouse roof.

The front part of the roof is hinged so we can use the third floor. Next nail your 15 inch pieces into the 49 3 4 inch piece use a 2 inch finishing nail. You don t have to do this. How to shingle a dollhouse roof paint the shingles with a mixture of watered down gray and black acrylic paint.

I used 4 small hinges to attach the roof to the beam. Make sure you use short screws. On all 4 of your 49 3 4 inch pieces measure up and mark 16 inches and 33 1 2inches. Place them slightly staggered to achieve a more natural look.

That way i can make sure that the angle of the ridge cap and the angle of the roofline are the same angle. However there is one exeption. I like to make the individual trim pieces first and then glue them together while they re placed against the roof. Dec 2 2018 explore amy sproveri s board dollhouse diy roofing on pinterest.

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. The wooden roof is horizontally marked with a pencil line again using the 13 cm ruler. The access bay door swings open on its hinges for easy access to the dollhouse. We don t want the screws to poke up through the roof.

Apply the first strip of cardboard at the edge of the roof and every next one on top of the one beneath. See more ideas about diy dollhouse doll house miniature diy. The first step is to make your ridge cap. How to make roof tiles for your doll house from sandpaper.

See more ideas about doll house roof roofing. Once it was dry i attached the access bay door. Overlap each row trying to vary the shingles as you go. If you only want to use 2 floors nail both roof poeces on.

Oct 22 2019 tutorials for miniature roofs. Hot glue each shingle onto the roof in rows. Then i taped and glued the access bay sides to the dollhouse and let dry. Always start at the bottom of the roof with a strip of 19 cm heigth.