jl Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 has anyone split a garfield between first and second floors I am thinking new second floor on top of existing first floor ceiling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 If you can think it, you can do it. Welcome to the little family, John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minis On The Edge Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Welcome to the neighborhood John! I agree with Holly! All kit bashing starts with an idea ready to come to life! I can’t wait to see how you kit-bash the Garfield! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thimble Hall Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 I would like to see that as well, I have 2 of them and was wondering weather to unite them in some way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inge Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Nope, didn't split it between floors. I just cut the whole right section off so I could get it thru the door. lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 52 minutes ago, Inge said: Nope, didn't split it between floors. I just cut the whole right section off so I could get it thru the door. lol Inge, John doesn't want to split it to move it, he wants to make it four floors tall instead of three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbnmini Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 @Inge - LOL! Almost thought I had to do that to my Artply Barrington when we moved! So what I am wondering, John. is your thought to give it an additional floor? Or just reconfigure the existing 2nd floor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jl Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share Posted December 7, 2017 I am trying to build in a way to make it easier for someone to move it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 4 hours ago, jl said: I am trying to build in a way to make it easier for someone to move it. Aha, so Inge is correct! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbnmini Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 I can see why what she did would make the most sense....the floor height difference in that section would make simply separating the 1st and 2nd floors rather difficult. Perhaps it could be done in 3 sections? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thimble Hall Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Why won't it go through a door, am I missing something here..the size is 42 x30 x40,.. Is the size of the house described as wrong, is it wider than the box says?? I am worried now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khadi Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 1 hour ago, Jeannine said: Why won't it go through a door, am I missing something here..the size is 42 x30 x40,.. Is the size of the house described as wrong, is it wider than the box says?? I am worried now It was a tight fit when I moved mine. I also had to move it downstairs to my basement at my new house. It was very awkward to get it low enough not to bump the ceiling even with the tower roof off. I believe it says in the directions that you should measure doorways before building it. That being said, I think the era of the house has a lot of impact on the width of the doors. The doors on my modern condo were a few inches wider than my 1968 townhouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thimble Hall Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 I just measured my door width and the smallest is 32 I guess if two adults are carrying it upright the height may be a problem.. we would have to walk with knees bent I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 I don't think I'll have a problem with mine; my workshop has a big double door in front and I'll be playing with it in the garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inge Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Holly, just so you know, the last time I was wrong was in l986! Puleeeese! Thanks for acknowledging that I was right. lol. I'm just kidding!!! Hey John! You can always check out my album, I think it's about page 3 where I show where I cut it. It took me a month or two of staring at the house which I had dry fit, to figure out where to cut it. The BIGGEST problem is all the windows. Then if there weren't windows, there were French doors! When I was ready to do baseboards and crown mouldings, all I did was LIGHTLY glue the tabs to hold the two sectionst in place. I made sure I cut the crown mouldings or baseboards (whichever applied) in sections so it could be removed where the tabs were. The next hurdle was the roof, putting on the shingles, as the pieces can't all be glued together. Hope this helps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 6 minutes ago, Inge said: ...Thanks for acknowledging that I was right... Fair's fair; you read John right and I didn't. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesp2k Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Hey John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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