How to make a paper house
You will need
Computer & colour printer.
160gsm card, A4 sheets or something close to that such as US Letter. (Non-metric countries probably measure paper in something other than grams per square metre. 160gsm is twice the weight of standard photocopier paper -- I hope that will help you select the right stuff from Staples).
Double sided sticky tape. Preferably about 1cm (half inch) wide, but wider will do.
Scalpel or modelling knife with a fresh blade.
Very blunt blade or other not-too-sharp instrument for scoring the folds (see below).
Steel ruler or other metal straight edge.
Ideally a cutting mat, failing that you can made to with a piece of MDF, or as a last resort, mount board. Wooden cutting boards don’t work well as the blade can follow the grain.
One or more PDF files for printing. Choose from this range of colours:
Some browsers will open the PDF file in the browser window using the Adobe reader plugin. It is better to download the file to your PC, so right click is and choose the menu option which will be something like "Save link as...".
How to do it
Print the PDF file out on 160gsm card. The image is in the centre of an A4 sheet, so it should fit smaller sizes like US Letter. When printing, look for the option "Page Scaling" in the print dialog and select "None" from the drop down list.
During daylight, hold the sheet against a window with the printed side facing away from you. You should be able to see the lines through the card. Stick three strips of double-sided stick tape over the tabs. Don’t peel off the backing strip of the tape until you are ready to stick it.
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Print the PDF file out on 160gsm card. The image is in the centre of an A4 sheet, so it should fit smaller sizes like US Letter. When printing, look for the option "Page Scaling" in the print dialog and select "None" from the drop down list. |
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During daylight, hold the sheet against a window with the printed side facing away from you. You should be able to see the lines through the card. Stick three strips of double-sided stick tape over the tabs. Don’t peel off the backing strip of the tape until you are ready to stick it. |