Build Your Own Inexpensive Dollhouse by E. J. Tangerman

Author:E. J. Tangerman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dover Publications

Figure 19. How to get correct angle on a chimney.

Figure 20. Completed chimney in place with broomstick “chimney pots” and tongue-depressor trim. Nail behind chimney supports roof in position.

Figure 21. Plans for assembly of chimney.

Figure 22. Koof can be opened for access, or removed.

Figure 23. Roof attached with a continuous hinge.

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Dormers Open the Attic And Dress the Roof

Dormers are optional, but they do add eye-appeal to an otherwise plain and uninteresting roof. If your collection eventually expands into the attic, dormer windows can transform the space into an attractive living area.

I have sketched several dormer designs in figure 24, but the easiest and best is the flat-roofed dormer illustrated at the bottom of the figure. If you have correctly sawed out the house pieces, you should have enough spare ½″ plywood to make these dormers. Start with a 4½″ x 7″ piece; be sure the corners are perfectly square. Draw the diagonal and saw along this line. You will now have two right-angle triangles. Make certain that they are both the same size. Measure l½″ from each side of the right angle and make a mark where the two lines intersect. Now draw a line across the triangle from the far peak through this mark (see figure 25). Saw along this line. The larger section is the side of the dormer; the smaller section can be used elsewhere in the dollhouse.

To make the front of the dormer, cut a piece of plywood whatever width you want for the dormer. (I suggest 5½″ for a single-window dormer; 12″ or 13″ for a double-window dormer.) The front panel should cover the sides of the dormer. I suggest you allow approximately 3″ for the height of the dormer. To allow the dormer to sit correctly on the roof of the house, you will need to bevel one long side of the front panel. You can lay it out by eye; it need not be precise. (See diagram at lower left of figure 24.) Saw out the window embrasures (see page 27). Assemble the front onto the sides. Watch out that you don’t get those side pieces upside down!

The dormer roof can be made from a scrap of ¼″ plywood. It should project about ½″ all around; the roof will therefore have to be approximately 6½″ x 8″ for a small dormer or approximately 14″ x 8″ for a large dormer. Nail the roof on with brads or tacks, leaving ½″ or so of wood projecting at the back to be sanded or rasped down so that it fits neatly against the house roof.

Place the dormer where you want it on the roof and draw a pencil line around it. Remove the dormer and draw a new line about 1″ inside the outline of the dormer. Saw out this plug. This hole in the roof will give you access to the dormer window and will also allow light to pass through if you decide to electrify your house. Nail the dormer in place from underneath.

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