How to build lego house
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Towers are one of the basic buildings you can make out of LEGOs. It’s fun to see how tall you can make a tower before it collapses, but sometimes you want to complete one without it falling down. Whether you want to build something simple or complex, you can craft a tower that will scrape the skies!
- Be careful if you are building on the floor. Sometimes, heavy footsteps are all it takes for a tower to topple.
- Baseplates come in many colors, from green to blue to grey. If you want to build your tower on "cement," use a grey baseplate.
Use square and rectangular bricks at least 2 studs wide. If the bricks are wider, your tower will be sturdier as it increases in size. 2x2 and 2x4 bricks work perfectly for building exterior walls for your tower, but you can experiment with any size you’d like. [2] X Research source
- A smaller base will use fewer bricks, but the tower will be less sturdy the taller you make it. A larger base will use more bricks, but will make it sturdier as it grows taller.
- Using the same color for your whole tower will make it look uniform or you can mix and match bricks to have a multicolored building!
Stagger where the seams meet as you build taller. If you stack the same piece in line with the piece below it, you line up the seams. When the seams are lined up, the tower will be less sturdy and more likely to collapse when you make it taller. [4] X Research source
Avoid building interiors to save bricks. While it may be nice to have separate floors inside of your tower, it will only use more bricks in the end and cost more money. Not many people besides yourself will see inside of the tower. Use the extra pieces to build your tower taller. [5] X Research source
- If you want your tower to look more like a castle, build the bricks outwards by leaving 1 stud exposed on the interior of the tower.
- Does your tower have antennae or satellite dishes? Do you want to add gargoyles or clear studs to simulate lights? Look at pictures of towers to see what you can incorporate.
- You can build complex towers like the Eiffel Tower by stacking blocks from the corner of a baseplate towards the center like a pyramid. [8] X Research source
- Take inspiration from real buildings. Most buildings alternate between columns and windows as you build them up.
- You can always skip adding these if you are only looking to build the tower for height.
- Individual pieces can be purchased on the official LEGO online store. [11] X Research source
- Give your flower a flowered walkway up to the doors.
- Put a lightning rod on top of the tower for extra height and decoration.
Look up pictures of towers and skyscrapers for inspiration. That way, you can base your tower’s construction on real-life places.
The larger you build the base of your tower, the more blocks you will have to use to complete it. Keep in mind how many blocks you have and how tall you want your tower.
Legos are a choking hazard for young children and pets. Keep your pieces organized and off the floor.
Always be aware of the sturdiness of your tower as you build it taller. The corners of LEGO bricks will hurt if a heavy chunk falls on you.
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To build a LEGO tower, place a baseplate on a flat, steady surface, and gather square and rectangular bricks that are at least 2 studs wide. Then, attach bricks to the baseplate to build the base of the tower with 4 walls of equal lengths. As you build upwards, stagger the seams of the bricks so that the tower tapers toward the top, like a real skyscraper. To save bricks for a taller tower, only build the exterior walls. Once you’ve completed the tower, you can add unique decorations like antennae, satellite dishes, or even gargoyles. If you want to learn how to construct a more complex base for your tower, keep reading!
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LEGO bricks are a fun toy enjoyed by people of all ages. One of the most common creations people build from LEGO pieces is a house. Depending on the parts you have available and how much time you want to put into it, you can make your house a basic bungalow or a masterpiece mansion. These instructions will help you build your own creative home from LEGO.
- If you build your house in two parts, on two different platforms, you can open it up to see what's inside by pulling the platforms apart. [2] X Research source
- Think about what is in a real house and let this be your guide. For example, where should the fireplace go? If you are going to build one, you'll want to lay some bricks for the chimney during this planning stage.
- If you're planning to add a second floor, make sure to save plenty of room for stairs. It's probably a good idea to build them while you're still laying the foundation so you know how much room they'll take up.
- Hint: your walls will be sturdier if you don't just stack the same kind of brick, one on top of the next. Instead, offset your rows so the "seams" between the bricks don't all line up from one row to the next.
- Don't forget to leave spaces for the windows. You can leave these as empty spaces in your walls, or, if you have special window parts, install them. It will be harder to go back and add these later if you forget to put them in while you're building the walls.
- If you have them, you can make your furniture more realistic with specialty parts. LEGO makes pieces that look like keyboards, stoves, faucets, and more. These kinds of details can add a lot of realism to your house.
- You can add tile floors or a patio using small flat pieces, [3] X Research source add light fixtures or a ceiling fan, and landscape the yard with trees and flowers. Use your imagination and the parts you have available to make your house as interesting as you can.
- You can get around this problem by making a removable roof. Attach it with hinged parts so you can pull it back, or just set it on top rather than locking it in place for easier access.
- Even if you are building from a set, it's a good idea to make sure all the parts are there before you start building. Occasionally parts are missing, which can be very frustrating to discover part way through the building process. If you check your parts at the beginning and something is missing, you can take the set back to the store and get a new one it before you start.
- Sometimes it's helpful to count the studs (the bumps on top of each LEGO brick) between bricks in the pictures to make sure you get the spacing right.
- For example, you can turn your house into a winter scene by adding thin white pieces to the yard for snow, and making icicles out of clear pieces.
When you take apart a house built from instructions, pay attention to how the parts were put together. This can give you good ideas for designing your own creations in the future.
If you have LEGO Digital Designer (aka LDD) this is a perfect tool for planning your LEGO house. It also lets you build the house in 3D to plan it.
Use your imagination and be creative. The only limitations on your house are the parts you have available. With the right parts and a creative mind, you can make a space house, a houseboat, a house on wheels, whatever you want!
It doesn't have to be in white, or red or other traditional colors. Let your imagination go wild, in the LEGO universe you can have any colour house you want!
Use a large baseplate, so you will have a large building surface to work with, rather than trying to fit a house on a small baseplate.
Lay out your parts in piles or sorted in bins, it will help you find the parts you are looking for later.
Build on a smooth, flat surface. Building somewhere uneven, like carpet, can make it harder to get the parts to lock in place properly.
Keep your house away from dogs and younger siblings. They can be very destructive to your creations. If you built your house from a pattern, keep the instructions, just in case you need to make some unexpected repairs.
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To build a house out of LEGOs, find a good base for the house's foundation and yard. Lay out your first row of bricks to create the walls, including for a kitchen, living room, and bathroom. Then, continue adding bricks to make the walls taller, but offset each row of bricks so the seams don't line up in order to make your walls stronger. Finally, build a roof for your house, but place it on top rather than fixing it firmly to the walls so it's easy to take off later when you need to get into the house to move things around. To learn how to build a house using a LEGo pattern, read on!
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Build up a storm with this big box of classic LEGO® bricks in 33 different colors. With lots of different windows and doors, along with other special pieces to inspire you, you can really run with your imagination. With some ideas to get you started, this set provides the perfect creative toolkit for budding builders of all ages to enjoy some classic LEGO construction. It comes in a convenient plastic storage box and is an ideal supplement to any existing LEGO collection.
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