raspberry Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 I wan tto upgrade the stairs of my Fairfield, but they are a bit wide, if you did this how did you cut it down to fit? Even if you didn't do this but have a suggestion...any help would be nice! I need to take off about 1/4inch of width... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallscale Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 For my Fairfield my husband cut them on his mitre saw . He cut from the underside to the front to avoid splinters. http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/forum/index.php?app=gallery&image=62408 See my gallery 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapchap73 Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 I had the same problem with the Litchfield stairs. I made my own with matboard, woodsies and some balsa strips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raspberry Posted January 27, 2013 Author Share Posted January 27, 2013 For my Fairfield my husband cut them on his mitre saw . He cut from the underside to the front to avoid splinters.http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/forum/index.php?app=gallery&image=62408 See my gallery TKS SOO MUCH!!! Yours is the one I covet!!! I would love to make mine look half as good! Thanks for the tip, I will have to enlist DH and his tools!!! I had the same problem with the Litchfield stairs. I made my own with matboard, woodsies and some balsa strips. Oh I wish I were this good, I just have NO skill at building anything that doesn't come with instructions and pre-cut parts!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalesq Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 I did the same thing. Asked hubby to cut it down for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Happy Heart Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 I did the same thing. Asked hubby to cut it down for me. I'm an independant builder. If I decide to resize, I use my own miniature table saw :lol: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 I'm an independant builder. If I decide to resize, I use my own miniature table saw :lol: Hear, hear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raspberry Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 I worry I will mess it up and have to buy another one! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalesq Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I worry I will mess it up and have to buy another one! Just measure, measure, measure. And if you make a mistake you can probably glue some layers on (for treads). The other thing to do is make a paper model first so you make your mistakes with card stock, not the wood. I always worry I'll mess something up! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapchap73 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I thought I'd be hopeless at building one myself, but just decided to go for it! I used the houseworks stairs for a tracing guide so all I had to do was cut out two sides and then glue the woodsies pieces to each one. I added some reinforcement strips of maboard to the back and cleaned up the edges with spackle and gesso. They are not perfect, but the look I was going for was worn farmhouse so it works. Try it! The worst that could happen is you'll hate them, but you're only out the cost of a piece of matboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I used the kit stairs to make a pattern for stringers to make a flight of stairs to the third floor and used scrapwood, also for the treads and risers; I used turned toothpicks for balusters and a skinny length of stripwood for a banister. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muriel Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I'm just cutting the opening in the floor a bit bigger (and reducing the wall that meets the stairs by the appropriate amount too). You can do that using a sharp craft/stanley type knife. Will need to cut a hole in the attic floor too for the second stairs. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forjenn Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 I know this is an old thread, and the problem has already been solved, but I cut the openings in the floor wider to use the HW stairs. I also turned the stairs around to face the other way (from back opening). I cut a hole in the attic floor so I could have stairs all the way up. You can see how it turned out here: http://jennsminis.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/ffstairsrailings.jpg for the rest of the blog post about it here: http://jennsminis.wordpress.com/2012/07/07/fairfield-roof-and-trim/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patsea Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 You've done a beautiful job on this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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