Hello again at last I'm back on the build, it's been a really busy month with holidays my Son's wedding and my Granddaughter's Communion, and card orders with absolutely no time to craft at all, so a lot of time to make up.
Today I am building the basement for Dalton Manor it should have been straight forward but because I am adding it to the main house there are a few adjustments to be made and the fact that I am changing the front from a pavement to a garden is going to take a bit of working out too.
For starters when I build it without the pavement the front drops about 6 inches so I need more stairs to go up to the front door. I have emailed Dolls house direct and ordered more steps so hopefully my plan will work . In the meantime as the house is still upside down I can't fit the basement on yet. When I am finished doing the coving and ceilings I will turn it.
This section goes in front of the basement, this will be the garden at the front of the house and stairs up to the front door
It will be extended at the front (I can use the pieces that were meant for the pavement to extend it) and be grassed. Not sure if it will be a formal 18th century garden or a walled garden but that's further down the road. In the meantime I also have the lighting to start as well.
I now have the transformer and lighting terminals so I can crack on with some of the internal lights but I still need quite a few lights including another 2 or 3 chandeliers , which are not cheap....so I will fit what I have and get the rest later.
You might notice that they are candle lights, that's because the house being Georgian in the late 1700's they had no electric lights and only used oil and candles. I would like to keep the decor as authentic as possible.
Another update soon when I have the house right side up.