Build guide

Brickhouse

Build a miniature clay brick house with a door and a window, layer by layer. Each step shows the bricks of the layer from above.

What you build

104 bricks, 1 door, 1 window.15.6 × 10.8 cm, 7.2 cm tall. 6 layers.

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Before you start

  1. Lay the first layer on a board without glue, and move the bricks until the plan is right.
  2. Then glue each brick at the bottom and at the side, and press it for a moment.

Step 1

1 door, 19 bricks

Stand the door in place. Lay 19 bricks for the first layer.Leave a gap of 2 bricks for the door. The door stands in the gap with no space at its sides.19 bricks used so far.

Step 2

18 bricks

Glue 18 bricks on top.The bricks of this layer turn the other way at the corners, so each brick covers a joint of the layer below.37 bricks used so far.

Step 3

1 window, 17 bricks

Set the window on the wall. Glue 17 bricks on top.Leave a gap of 3 bricks for the window.54 bricks used so far.

Step 4

15 bricks

Glue 15 bricks on top.69 bricks used so far.

Step 5

17 bricks

Glue 17 bricks on top.86 bricks used so far.

Step 6

18 bricks

Glue 18 bricks on top.The bricks of the top layer cover the window.104 bricks used so far.

When you finish

  1. Let the house dry before you move it.
  2. For a roof, lay ice cream sticks side by side and tape them from below. A folded card also makes a roof.