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Checking the Fit of Windows and Doors

Plywood edges remain visible when dolls house windows are not designed for 1/2 inch plywood.

Plywood edges still show when windows are not deep enough to fit completely across a sheet of 1/2 inch plywood.

Photo copyright 2008 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

With the holes cut in the doors for the scale windows and doors, it is time to check the fit. Test fit all the windows and doors into their openings. Use a sanding block to enlarge the openings if necessary. Make sure that the windows and doors fit square and true.

If your openings are a bit too large, you can shim the door or window in place with pieces of matchwood cut on an angle. Any wood that protrudes after the fitting is shimmed in place can be cut off flush with the inside of the door before the interior trim is added.

In the photo above you can see that the windows will not completely fit through to the interior face of the dolls house door. As there was enough wood in a single sheet of plywood to cut doors as well as the case, 1/2 inch plywood was used for the doors. The window openings will be finished with veneer and the interior moldings set to line up with this finished edge. Alternatively a narrow piece of wood stock can be fitted to the interior to extend the window ledge into the room and cover the unfinished edge of plywood.

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