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NOTE 1: Please do a dry assembly using only tape to hold house together. This will get you familiar with parts, location, and fit. This also gives you a chance to visualize how you want to approach the build. Also read each step and adhere to items that should not be glued till a later time..
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Pre-Assembly Parts Interior Doors Step 1. Locate the package with the interior doors, remove items. You should have: 1-Single Arched interior door 1-Door stop (NOT IN 1:48 scale) 1-outer frame rail with holes for door stop (No holes in 1:48) 1-interior frame rail 1-upper and 1 lower cross frame rails.
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Pre-Assembly Parts Interior Doors Step 4. Locate doors and sand front and back of doors using 220 grit sand paper. Do this by laying door flat on top of sand paper on a flat surface. Next press down with slight pressure moving door side to side. Once done blow out door engraved arch and square.
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Pre-Assembly Parts Interior Doors Step 8. Apply glue to the front edge on the outside of the completed door assembly, figure 10. Do this on both front sides. Do not apply glue on the top as we do not want to glue hinge. Step 9.
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Pre-Assembly Parts Main Door Step 1. Locate the package with the Main door, remove items. You should have: 1-Main door frame and 1 exterior lattice frame. 1-Door stop 1-outer frame rail with holes for door stop 1-interior frame rail 1-upper and 1 lower cross frame rails. Figure 1 1-Frame for interior 1-Frame for exterior...
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Pre-Assembly Parts Main Door Step 3. Locate main door (fig, 5) and sand front and back of doors using 220 grit sand paper. Do this by laying door flat on top of sand paper on a flat surface. Next press down with slight pressure moving door side to side. We are only looking to clean door for painting later so do not over sand.
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Pre-Assembly Parts French Door Step 1. Locate the package with the French door, remove items. You should have: 2-Door frames and 2 exterior lattice frame. 1-Door stop 1-outer frame rail 1-interior frame rail 1-upper cross frame rail and 1 lower cross frame rail with holes for door stop. Figure 1 1-Frame for interior (not pictured) 1-Frame for exterior ( 1:48 scale has standard frame).
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Pre-Assembly Parts French Door Step 3. Glue the door stop to the lower cross frame, figure 4. Next set the three frames into the main exterior frame so that it may allow the glue to set and remain square. Should be set enough to proceed in approx 15min. Figure 5. DO NOT GLUE TO EXTERIOR FRAME!!! Step 4.
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Pre-Assembly Parts French Door Step 7. Remove door frame from exterior frame and install doors. Make sure openings are to the rear for glass insert and doors seat behind door stop. Figure 7. If painting door and frames different colors paint first prior to installing doors. Step 8.
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PARTS Note: Staircase-1 Read through instructions prior to gluing Staircase rail-1 parts to understand the assembly process. Newel post-2 Treads-12 Top tread-1...
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**The Stansfield requires the rails to be to the right side. Install treads with the holes to the right…..** Step 1. Using the top larger tread place on the left side opposite the handrail or tread cutouts and hold flush to the edge of staircase, install glue to the staircase and apply tread using the larger tread as a guide to keep the installed tread flush with the staircase edge, Fig 1.
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Step 2. Install top tread making sure it is aligned to the rear of staircase, see figure 4. Step 3. Install and glue handrail into tread cutout slots. WARNING DO NOT PRESS DOWN HARD AS THE RAILS CAN BREAK!! Figure 5. Strength of the rail will be strong once glued together…..
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Pre-Assembly Parts Double Windows Step 1. Locate the package with the Double Palladian windows, (fig 1) remove items. Do one window at a time. You will not be waiting on glue to dry as we move along that way at the end we can correct items when interior frame installed. Make sure you have 30 min available for this process starting on step 5.
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Pre-Assembly Parts Double Windows IF YOU PLAN TO PAINT THE LATTICE A DIFFERENT COLOR THEN THE WINDOW FRAME DO NOT INSTALL LATTICE, GO TO STEP 5 AND INSTALL LATTICE AFTER FRAMES ARE ASSEMBLED AND PAINTED. Step 3 . Apply wood glue (not super glue) to the outside edge around the lattice Figure 4 frame.
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Pre-Assembly Parts Double Windows RECOMMEND DRY FIT walk thru of steps 5 thru 7 prior to moving forward with gluing. Step 5. Using WOOD GLUE NOT SUPER GLUE, Apply wood glue to the top of the window frame, figure 8 Next install frame into upper cross frame in figure 9. Should look like figure 10.
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Pre-Assembly Parts Double Windows RECOMMEND DRY FIT walk thru of steps 5 thru 7 prior to moving forward with gluing. Step 6. Lay assembly face down and run glue along right and left side edges, figure 14. Next install outer side rails and using two hands press down and together forming a square frame, figure 15.
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Pre-Assembly Parts Double Windows RECOMMEND DRY FIT walk thru of steps 5 thru 7 prior to moving forward with gluing. Step 7. Locate topper assembly, fig 17, Now apply glue to the bottom of the topper assembly. Next install topper assembly to the top of the window assembly as seen in fig.
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Pre-Assembly Parts Double Windows Step 8. Remove interior window frame, install the three Corbels into the window frame, figure 20. Next install a small line of glue across the top interior frame between the corbels, figure 21. Next install the running block trim to the assembly. Figure 22.
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Pre-Assembly Parts Single Windows Step 1. Locate the package with the single windows, remove items. Do one window at a time. You will not be waiting on glue to dry as we move along that way at the end we can correct items when interior frame installed. Make sure you have 30 min available for this process starting on step 5.
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Pre-Assembly Parts Single Windows IF YOU PLAN TO PAINT THE LATTICE A DIFFERENT COLOR THEN THE WINDOW FRAME DO NOT INSTALL LATTICE, GO TO STEP 5 AND INSTALL LATTICE AFTER FRAMES ARE ASSEMBLED AND PAINTED. Step 3 . Apply wood glue (not super glue) to the outside edge around the lattice Figure 3 frame.
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Pre-Assembly Parts Single Windows RECOMMEND DRY FIT walk thru of steps 5 thru 7 prior to moving forward with gluing. Step 5. Using WOOD GLUE NOT SUPER GLUE, Apply wood glue to the top of the window frame, figure 8 Next install frame into upper cross frame in figure 8. Should look like figure 9.
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Pre-Assembly Parts Single Windows RECOMMEND DRY FIT walk thru of steps 5 thru 7 prior to moving forward with gluing. Step 6. With assembly laying face down run glue along right and left side edges, figure 14. Next install outer side rails and using two hands press down and together forming a square frame, figure 15.
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Pre-Assembly Parts Single Windows RECOMMEND DRY FIT walk thru of steps 5 thru 7 prior to moving forward with gluing. Step 7. Locate topper assembly, fig 17, Now apply glue to the bottom of the topper assembly. Next install topper assembly to the top of the window assembly as seen in fig.
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Pre-Assembly Parts Single Windows Step 8. Remove the large interior window frame, install the two window corbels into the window frame, figure 20. Next install a small line of glue across the top interior frame between the corbels and install the running block trim to the assembly. Figure 21.
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House Dry Assembly The Dry assembly is done to assure all parts are in kit and the you get familiar with kit assembly prior to gluing. This is where once we are done we can visualize the house, mark rooms for what we plan to make them into, prepare our list or materials and order furniture. This is in my opinion the most important part of entering the build process.
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House Dry Assembly Step 3. Insert wall 1D into the front slot of the first floor, figure 4 Step 4. Insert 2 floor into walls 1D and 1E, figure 5 Step 5. Insert wall 1F into the front of floors and insert tab into wall 1D, figure 6. Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6...
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House Dry Assembly Step 6. Apply tap to the corner wall on the first floor, figure 7. Step 7. Insert wall 1G into the rear of the floors and into wall 1G. Figure 8 Step 8. Locate parts 1H thru 1K, figure 9 Figure 9 Figure 7 Figure 8...
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House Dry Assembly Step 9. Install to the rear walls 1H and 1I, make sure that wall 1H with the tabs is on the side, figure 10. Step 10. Lock together walls 1H and 1I on the inside corners with masking tape, figure 11.
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House Dry Assembly Step 12. Install the wall structure into the base as seen in figure 13. Make sure structure sits flush with base. Step 13. Install wall 1A at front of house. Figure 14 use masking tap to join corner walls.
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House Dry Assembly Step 15. At the rear install tap over tabs to help hold wall 1B in place when installed, figure 16. Step 16. Install wall 1B, figure 17. Note the tape helping hold the wall in place. During the build when you are gluing if you find a spot that is hard to stay in place use this process.
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House Dry Assembly Step 18. Using your pencil now trace out the edges of all walls , once we take the house apart you can wallpaper and carpet using the marks as reference to where walls meet and join together. Step 19.
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House Dry Assembly Step 21. Install wall 1L, figure 22 if you have any tabs not aligning use a small screwdriver to move then into place. Step 22. Install wall 1M, figure 23. Step 23. locate parts S1 thru S4, figure 24. Figure 24 Figure 22 Figure 23...
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House Dry Assembly Step 24. Install outer wall supports around house, figure 25… Note: In gluing assembly once you are gluing house together DO NOT GLUE THE SIDE SUPPORTS IN PLACE. These are to be glued in place once the house is completely finished and the opening walls are installed. They are not installed at this point to allow you access to the house throughout the build.
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House Dry Assembly Step 27. locate all roof part marked R1 thru R11, R11A, R12, R13, R14, and R14A. Figure 28 Step 28. Install R9 and R13, figure 29 Step 29. Install R8, figurer 30 Step 30. Install R12, figure 31 Step 31.
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House Dry Assembly Step 32. Install T1 into wall R12, make sure that the marked T1 is facing left side of house if you were looking from the front. Figure 33. Step 33. Install R14, R14A, R11, R11A and wall R10. Insert the other side of T1 into wall R10, figure 34. Step 34.
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House Dry Assembly Step 37. Install wall R4, figure 39, next install wall R5, figure 40. Next install wall R7 into wall R6, figure 41. Complete steps 38 and 39 only when gluing house, if doing dry assembly go to step 40. Step 38.
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House Dry Assembly Step 39. Locate the long handrails and two newel post, figure 45. next install the rails and newel post, figure 46. Step 40. Locate wall T1, figure 47. Install wall T1 and tape side to keep in place, figure 48. Step 41.
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House Dry Assembly Step 42. Install front left panel as seen in figure 51, now install front panel, fig. 52. Next install the long panel on the left side of the house, figure 53. You are now ready to install the front panel in front of the tower, figure 54. Move to the back right side of the house and install the small corner panel, figure 55.
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House Dry Assembly Step 43. Locate top roof panels as seen in figure 57. Install larger top roof panel as seen in figure 58. next install smaller top roof panel, figure 59. Step 44. Locate the tower roof panel and rear walls, figure 60. Insert the rear vertical wall into the top of the top panel as seen in figure 61.
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House Dry Assembly Step 45. Next install rear tower wall panel as seen in figure 63 Step 46. Locate the tower roof center supports seen in figure 64, take then and lay them flat on top of one another. You will see that one is wider then the other, take a pencil and mark the larger one.
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House Dry Assembly Step 48. Install remaining panels on the front and rear of tower. From the front of the house you should see clean edges. If you see the laser cut edges seen in figure 70 from the front then the center panels are incorrect and you need to rotate 90 degrees. Step 49.
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House Dry Assembly Step 51. This step requires gluing in the dry assembly… Glue the 5 panel supports to the side panel. Figure 75. Step 52. Using the roof panel (DO NOT GLUE) rotate upside down and install only the long slot to the panel so that the glue may dry and maintain alignment.
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House Dry Assembly Step 54. Locate the porch supports pictured in figure 81. Next install them into the foundation as seen in figure 82. Next find the porch base in figure 83, install to house as seen in figure 84. Next locate the porch roof seen in figure 85 and porch trim and fretwork in figure 86.
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House Dry Assembly Step 55. locate porch post and siding if ordered and install from siding, porch roof, porch rails main door and French door, as seen in figure 88. Next install windows to the front of the house as seen in figure 89 . Install siding to the tower and install windows. Figure 90. Now install corbels around tower, each opening gets two corbels side by side, figure 91.
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House Dry Assembly Step 56. Remove S1-S4 around the house. Figure 92. Locate left opening wall panel figure 93 and install siding to panel, figure 94. Note when you paint the house make sure siding is on the walls and glued to prevent warping as paint dries. Step 57.
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House Dry Assembly Step 58. Complete the same process for the right side wall as seen in figure 98. Re-install S1 thru S4. Check again that all walls open and close freely. Figure 99. Step 59. Install porch tread and risers. Figure 100 Finish dry assembly by installing porch rails and house fence and post. Assembly Complete.
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House Shingles Install Step 60. If you have shingles with your kit you will need to shingle in the same process as you did for installing outer roof panels. Refer back to step 41 figure 50. All shingles are precut and taped to a board only remove the ones you need one at a time to maintain the proper order for installing them.
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House Shingles Install Step 62. Remove 3 shingle and then place shingle guide over 2 shingle installed on panel (fig 108) next lay 3 shingle above shingle guide aligning each point to the 2 shingle lines, figure 109. Continue the same process till you reach the top, fig. 110. DISREGARD IN PICTURE INSTALLED TOP SHINGLE!! Do not install last shingle with no lines, we will install all of these once all sides are completed.
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House Shingles Install Step 64. Complete the tower in the same process as the roof. Figure 112. Once completed fill in the corners with wood filler, remove excess and allow to dry for 1 hour then with your 220 grit sandpaper sand the corners and round them off smooth. Remove any remaining excess filler with a blade or small screwdriver.
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Sequence of my build Gluing and painting This is the sequence of the Stansfield build I did, It took me 20 hours and keep in mind that I did not wall paper, carpet or anything other then paint. This is just to reference if need be from how I did it while gluing and painting. 1- glued main interior 3- Painted main interior 2- removed from base...
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Sequence of my build Gluing and painting 6- Placed weights on top 8- installed main door and 7- Installed siding, make sure And allowed glue to set. glued porch siding facing front installed first then side wall. The taller side wall precut siding goes on the bottom floor.
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Sequence of my build Gluing and painting 12- installed 2 floor rails and 10- installed side wall siding 11- installed porch treads Installed French door. And risers 14- installed roof , tower 13- installed windows walls, shingles then added siding for tower.
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Sequence of my build Gluing and painting 16- installed tower roof, 15- installed newel post for stairs Singles and tower cap. Also going up to tower loft. Note 2 15a- installed newel Added windows newel post also go on top, no post and safety rails pictured.
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Sequence of my build Gluing and painting 19.- painted rear 20- painted side wall of house Siding. 21. Painted shingled 22- added porch railing And newel post. Newel Post not in 1:48...
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Sequence of my build Gluing and painting 23- added fence To yard..