Instructions for the Special Edition #SE-JM907 The Alison, Jr.
B: HouseBody
Page 8
Illustration #3
Illustration #3
Spread glue in the grooves
Spread glue in the grooves
Assemble the Housebody:
1. Select the Middle Floor. Without glue, test the Floor panel
along with the Sides to check the fi t - scrape the edges of the
grooves and the under-side of the fl oors where they fi t into the
grooves if necessary.
Look at Illustration #2. The top edge of the Side is the edge with-
out a groove. The top surface of the Middle Floor has the “fl oor-
ing” fi nish, the stair hole is toward the front edge, and the fl oor
sticks out
1
/
8
” at the front edge.
Complete steps 2 - 9 without stopping
2. Spread glue in the grooves of both Side panels (Illustration
#3). Use plenty of glue and spread it lightly with your fi nger to
keep it from dripping
Now is a great time for an extra pair of hands.
3. Stand the Middle Floor on end (check the orientation
again) in the middle groove of the Side.
4. Adjust and check all the parts. The Floor must be fl ush at
the back edge of the Side panel (“fl ush” means ‘forming a con-
tinuous, unbroken surface’).
The Floor overhangs the front of
the Side panels by
1
/
8
”
5. The Base fl oor fi ts into the base fl oor groove. Notice that
the fl oorboards are wider on one edge, and narrower on the other
edge. Set up the Base Floor with the fl oorboard profi le matching
the fl oorboard profi le of the Middle Floor. Set the Base Floor into
the base fl oor groove lined up on the back edge.
6. Set the other Side onto the ends of the fl oors, fl ush at the
back edge. Tape the fl oors to the Sides. Use lots of tape and
stretch it tight for a good glue joint.
7. Install the Groove Fill; tap with a hammer and wood block
for a snug fi t (If the fi t is too tight sand the edges of the Groove
fi ll). The Groove Fill fi lls the fl oor’s groove inside the stair hole,
leaving a smooth wall (Illustration #4).
Groove Fill
The Floors stick
out
1
/
8
” in front
Illustration #4
Illustration #4
Install the groove fi ll
Install the groove fi ll
Base
Floor
Illustration #2
Check the fi t of the Middle
Floor and Side Panels
The Floor overhangs the front
The Floor overhangs the front
of the Side panels by
of the Side panels by
1
1
//
8
8
”
”
T
op Edge
If I can’t continue to step 9 for any reason, I still temporarily set the Right
Front on the housebody as in stpe 9, and straighten the house to match the
edges of the Right Front. If the glue dries without straightening the house,
Step 9 is more diffi cult.
Scrape the Floor
Scrape the Floor
Scrape the Groove
Scrape the Groove
