This step is very easy

Let me begin by saying that I don’t profess to be a carpenter. My way of building a dollhouse is probably not the best way. It is simply the easiest, and most economical way that I know.

I am happy to share it with you.

The most crucial part in building just about anything is to have all the parts perfectly square.
If you start out building a dollhouse with walls which aren’t cut at a perfect 90 degrees, you would be off to a bad start. And it could only get worse from there.

These days, building supply stores, like Home Depot [HD] offer a cutting service. It’s awesome!
They have enormous saws, which can cut out almost your entire dollhouse PERFECTLY in minutes. My local HD gives you the first three cuts free, and charge $1 per cut for each cut after that.

All you have to do to get started is to download the Cutting Plan [right] Print out two copies. One is for the nice Home Depot person who is operating the saw, and one is for you to follow along. It important to write the name on each piece.

Next go to the Home Depot and pick out a piece of ¼ inch thick plywood 4 feet x 8 feet. DON’T TAKE IT HOME ! Take the plywood to the big totally awesome saw, it’s at the back of the store in my local HD. Have the operator cut out your dollhouse. All you have to do is hand him the printout you made of the Cutting Plan.

As long as you write the name of each on the part itself, as the HD person hands it to you, you will have no problems assembling your dollhouse. It is pretty simple, the middle floor is slightly different in size to the other 2 floors, and it’s important to mark it correctly.This is because the saw eats up about 1/16th ''with each cut.

A Few Words About Plywood

Actually, I have very few words to say about plywood as I don't know that much about it myself. I just know whenever I buy it; it is referred to as ''good on one side plywood'' .
I really don't know if there is ''good on two sides'' plywood, Or ''not good on either side'' plywood lol.

"Good on one side plywood'' is just fine for making dollhouses. Just take a look at the dollhouse parts and decide which side looks the best. Use the better side for the inside of the dollhouse. If there are big knot holes in the ''bad'' side, simply fill them with Polyfilla and sand.

When you leave Home Depot with all the parts cut out, you are well on your way to building your dollhouse.

There is a lot more work to do yet, but it's okay to feel excited at this point.
I always do.

The dollhouse walls need to be sanded and painted.

It is a good idea to do this before you go any further.

I used an interior latex paint which I had leftover from painting my real size house.

Don't Paint the Floors.
you may want to stain them

read about how to finish the Floors here

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Cutting the gable end walls

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Photos of the Interior