McKinley Dollhouse Build Blog (Roof Editing)

May 26 2008
Posted by Minis On The Edge
Roof Editing

I started with foam core just to see if this design would work and if it would look really nice. I ended up cutting the roof height (on the raised roof side) down to 8" high. This is what it looked like in the beginning:

It took a while (3.5 hrs. ) to get the angles right because I found out that this house needed a little more support now that I was bashing it away from how it should have been done.

This is after I added the wood roof & attic parts. It was level on one side and not the other and I went around and around with the leveler I did finally get it right . After I got it to the point where I was satisfied , I added sandpaper and painted it black to give the roof floor an "Asphalt" look. I then added the Chimney stack :

I wanted to add roof trim to give the roof more detail. At first I started off by using the kits trim:

I ended up using some iron railing for the widows walk instead. 

I aged it with a sea foam green paint:

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Glencroft Dollhouse Build Roof Parts

(The Original Post date of this was July 1, 2005)

I have added most of my roof parts without many problems. Because I used paper clay, I did have problems around the Chimney area because my chimney was too thick. I just took my hobby knife and cut a sliver of wood off so that the fit would be better. I stained the inside roof parts "Chocolate Brown" (the same way I did the floors).

I Like how the back roof of the house has a larger opening than most 4 room kits I've done by them

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Greenleaf Dollhouses Spring Fling 2011

Greenleaf just posted on their official website about the 2011 Spring Fling Contest. They are sharing new shots of this Great new kit they will be offering in a few days. You can read more info about this on their Official Blog by clicking below:

Greenleaf Official Blog

Building The Greenleaf Pierce - Round Wire Day 9

The roof has been attached without any issues. These wires were fed to the outside walls. Because the wires were too short to reach the base, they had to be lengthened and soldered to the bottom base. Then they were soldered to the tape wire:

I added tape wire to the bottom base (1st floor). I will solder the wires from the lights & outlets to the tape wire.

I soldered all of wires to the strip of tape wire.

This is the attic painted with only one shade of paint so far. Torches has been added:

fireplace is lit too

walls painted

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