Day um.....3....4?
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So I have learned (if I didn't already know) that this dollhouse, if I want to do it well, is going to take time. Which is fine - I'm happy with that. So I ended up spending more time on the foundation. After talking with others via the Greenleaf forum, I realised that for a large house like the Pierce, it is vital that the foundation is level. Even if it's just a few millimetres out, it may have an adverse affect on the upper story walls etc. So..thankfully my husband is an engineer. He helped me to check how level the whole foundation was and then helped me to fix it! It really only required a bit of sanding! I prepared the first floor by punching out and then sanding it really well especially on the edges. I did a dry fit - ensuring that all the tabs slotted into where they are supposed to go etc. This did require a little jiggling around and altering of tabs slightly. I also checked before gluing if the tabs stuck out past the floor level. Those that did I sanded down so that they were level with the floor. I then ran a thin line of wood glue around the edge of the foundation and a line around where the foundation sits on the bottom of the first floor. I put it together and put heavy books on top in order that it dried flat. I left it over night and this morning removed the books! I checked the level of the floor and it is excellent - virtually spot on. I spread another line of wood glue around the inside where the wall of the foundation and the floor meet and that's where I've left it for today.
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