How To Put Siding On A Dollhouse

Holding the siding in place draw a pencil line on the back of the siding where it will be cut.

How to put siding on a dollhouse. It is usually easier to first cut along the vertical lines then across the horizontal lines. To minimize warping paint them on both sides and then lay them on wax or parchment paper to dry. Old houses have that beautiful narrow lap siding. I recommend that you cut the shingles to the appropriate angle then install them up the entire height of the roof valley gable or dormer on both sides before proceeding to the rest of each row.

This video will show you how and what you need to install siding on your miniature dollhouse exterior. You will have to paint each and every one of them individually. Hold the first piece of siding along the bottom edge of the first wall flush with the corner of the house. Remove the sheet and cut along the pencil lines with your knife.

That said i m going to bet this how to doesn t apply to clapboard siding you make on your own as in one board at a time. Step 2 sketch the positions and correct dimensions of any doors or windows onto the templates. Cut the poster board or shirt cardboard to the length and width of each wall. If the dollhouse kit did not come with siding then you most likely will have individual siding strips rather than sheets.

Here s my old victorian. It s a lot more time consuming to install whether your house is full sized or dollhouse sized but it adds so much authenticity if it s done right. Once i decided to make my dollhouse victorian siding became an important factor. Hold or temporarily tape your siding sheet in place then using a pencil mark any doors and windows from inside the dollhouse to indicate your cutting lines.

You can then continue as the instructions show or you can work from the gable or dormer to the outer edge of the roof. The right hand side is original. Please follow my facebook page for more miniature madn.