The Brownstone - first full dry fit

June 8, 2013
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The blue marked pieces are to be cut away during assembly. The pieces didn't fit the way the instructions indicated. The instructions show the side walls fitting behind the front assembly, but the floor boards don't fit properly when you do that. In order for the kit pieces to fit, you have to have the side walls on the outside edges of the front wall. Then the floor boards fit precisely and cleanly. It throws off the design of the front, though. So, I can either cut new floor boards or mask the outer corners with trim.

There are inserts to complete the wall structure. I would think it prudent to use these as spacers when assembling the front wall and bay window to make sure it all fits precisely, but the instructions don't have you do this. I will likely do it, though, and number the pieces as I go along. The instructions have you add these inserts later after you've built the structure, but I think it makes more sense to have a flat surface behind them. So, in essence, I'm pretty much tossing the instructions at this point. Haaa!

The kit box has incorrect measurements. The building in my dry fit is 14" deep from the outer plane of the front bay window to the back of the building, 15 3/8" wide with the side walls attached to the outside of the front wall instead of behind it, 29 1/4" tall at the highest point in front, and 26 3/8" tall on the side walls. The individual room measurements are in the next couple of photos.

I did some quick measurements of the original kit side walls to determine an approximate number of 1/4" x 3/4" bricks to cut. The side walls are 11 3/4" x 26 3/8" and there are approximately 27 bricks in a 3" x 3" sample. If my foggy Saturday math is correct, that's 1,860 bricks to cover the two side walls. The small addition and the front wall will require more, of course, but I will start with that number in mind.